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Gajendra Chauhan Meets RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat, Calls Him 'Father Figure'
Gajendra Chauhan, whose appointment by the government as the chief of film training institute FTII ignited massive protests last year, visited the headquarters of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS today.
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FTII Row: Students Aren't 'Criminals,' Talk to Them, Says Shyam Benegal
"The fact is that students are students. They are not criminals. They are not crooks. They are not anti-national. They may be unhappy. They may think that things are not quite correct. But those in charge should deal with them in a way which makes sense," said Shyam Benegal
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FTII Students Call Off Strike, Say Protests Will Continue
"Looking at the ministry's unrelenting approach and the amount of our valuable time spent, we have decided to end the strike and resume classes. However, our voices will not shut, but grow louder. The protests shall continue democratically and in the peaceful manner as they have," she an FTII student
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Agitating FTII Students, Government Hold Talks, Deadlock Continues
Agitating students of FTII today held one more round of talks with the government but there were no indications of an immediate end to the four-month-old deadlock over appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as its Chairman.
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Pune Film Institute Row: Fresh Meeting Today in Delhi
A key meeting will be held today between the government and the agitating FTII students in a fresh bid to end the four-month-long strike at the Pune-based institute.
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PIL on Pune Film Institute Row: Bombay High Court Issues Notice to Centre, Others
The Bombay High Court today issued notice to the Union I&B and Home ministries, the Maharashtra government and student leader of FTII on a PIL seeking to put an end to the ongoing strike at the Pune-based film institute.
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Shabana Azmi: Qualification Should Be a Criteria For FTII Chairmanship
"I can see there is huge dissatisfaction with liberal space shrinking at the moment and people are very much upset about it. We have a government which on one hand talks about very liberal things and on the other hand, does absolutely nothing to denounce those who are making retrograde remarks," said Shabana Azmi
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FTII Row: Another Meeting in Mumbai on Wednesday
The third round of meeting to break the deadlock between agitating FTII students and Information and Broadcasting Ministry officials, which was supposed to be held in New Delhi on October 6. The last meeting held in Mumbai on October 1, remained "inconclusive" with both the parties failing to resolve the row
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FTII Row: Talks to Continue, so Will Strike
"The ministry (representatives) will come back on Thursday to further discuss on this issue. The government has given no assurance and neither have the students done so. The talks are still on. The strike is still on," FTII Students' Association president informed the media
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FTII Row: Gajendra Chauhan to Stay, Co-Chairperson in Plans
The students are also demanding that the FTII society be dissolved and search committees be set up with a transparent process in place to look into the appointments of the chairperson. In the past Shyam Benegal, Mrinal Sen, Mahesh Bhatt and Girish Karnad have served as chairperson of the institute
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Backing FTII Students' Stir, American Intellectuals Slam Gajendra Chauhan
A day before protesting students of Film and Television Institute of India are expected to meet the government, they have released a strongly-worded letter signed by 200 American intellectuals, backing their stir and criticizing the Centre.
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FTII Students End Hunger Strike, Talks With Government on Tuesday
The students, on September 26 said that they were ready to withdraw their hunger strike to pave the way for a dialogue if the Information and Broadcasting Ministry confirmed a date and venue for talks. The students are demanding Gajendra Chauhan's removal as Chairman of the government-run institute along with some other members from the FTII Societ...
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FTII Students Say Government Proposal For Talks 'Not Concrete'
Fresh talks with students to break the three-month-long stalemate at India's premier film school over the appointment of BJP member Gajendra Chauhan, are possible only if the students come without any preconditions, the Centre has said.
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Gajendra Chauhan to FTII Students: Strike is no Solution, Willing to Talk
The students of FTII claim that Gajendra Chauhan lacks credentials for the post of the chairman and that his appointment was politically motivated and they have now urged President Pranab Mukherjee along with 190 eminent filmmakers and artists to intervene and end the stalemate
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Hunger Strike is No Solution, Says FTII Chairman Gajendra Chauhan
As the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) logjam over the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as its chairman continues, the BJP member and actor says students should not go on hunger strike, but have a dialogue to come up with a solution.
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Gajendra Chauhan Meets RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat, Calls Him 'Father Figure'
Gajendra Chauhan, whose appointment by the government as the chief of film training institute FTII ignited massive protests last year, visited the headquarters of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS today.
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FTII Row: Students Aren't 'Criminals,' Talk to Them, Says Shyam Benegal
"The fact is that students are students. They are not criminals. They are not crooks. They are not anti-national. They may be unhappy. They may think that things are not quite correct. But those in charge should deal with them in a way which makes sense," said Shyam Benegal
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FTII Students Call Off Strike, Say Protests Will Continue
"Looking at the ministry's unrelenting approach and the amount of our valuable time spent, we have decided to end the strike and resume classes. However, our voices will not shut, but grow louder. The protests shall continue democratically and in the peaceful manner as they have," she an FTII student
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Agitating FTII Students, Government Hold Talks, Deadlock Continues
Agitating students of FTII today held one more round of talks with the government but there were no indications of an immediate end to the four-month-old deadlock over appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as its Chairman.
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Pune Film Institute Row: Fresh Meeting Today in Delhi
A key meeting will be held today between the government and the agitating FTII students in a fresh bid to end the four-month-long strike at the Pune-based institute.
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PIL on Pune Film Institute Row: Bombay High Court Issues Notice to Centre, Others
The Bombay High Court today issued notice to the Union I&B and Home ministries, the Maharashtra government and student leader of FTII on a PIL seeking to put an end to the ongoing strike at the Pune-based film institute.
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Shabana Azmi: Qualification Should Be a Criteria For FTII Chairmanship
"I can see there is huge dissatisfaction with liberal space shrinking at the moment and people are very much upset about it. We have a government which on one hand talks about very liberal things and on the other hand, does absolutely nothing to denounce those who are making retrograde remarks," said Shabana Azmi
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FTII Row: Another Meeting in Mumbai on Wednesday
The third round of meeting to break the deadlock between agitating FTII students and Information and Broadcasting Ministry officials, which was supposed to be held in New Delhi on October 6. The last meeting held in Mumbai on October 1, remained "inconclusive" with both the parties failing to resolve the row
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FTII Row: Talks to Continue, so Will Strike
"The ministry (representatives) will come back on Thursday to further discuss on this issue. The government has given no assurance and neither have the students done so. The talks are still on. The strike is still on," FTII Students' Association president informed the media
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FTII Row: Gajendra Chauhan to Stay, Co-Chairperson in Plans
The students are also demanding that the FTII society be dissolved and search committees be set up with a transparent process in place to look into the appointments of the chairperson. In the past Shyam Benegal, Mrinal Sen, Mahesh Bhatt and Girish Karnad have served as chairperson of the institute
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Backing FTII Students' Stir, American Intellectuals Slam Gajendra Chauhan
A day before protesting students of Film and Television Institute of India are expected to meet the government, they have released a strongly-worded letter signed by 200 American intellectuals, backing their stir and criticizing the Centre.
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FTII Students End Hunger Strike, Talks With Government on Tuesday
The students, on September 26 said that they were ready to withdraw their hunger strike to pave the way for a dialogue if the Information and Broadcasting Ministry confirmed a date and venue for talks. The students are demanding Gajendra Chauhan's removal as Chairman of the government-run institute along with some other members from the FTII Societ...
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FTII Students Say Government Proposal For Talks 'Not Concrete'
Fresh talks with students to break the three-month-long stalemate at India's premier film school over the appointment of BJP member Gajendra Chauhan, are possible only if the students come without any preconditions, the Centre has said.
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Gajendra Chauhan to FTII Students: Strike is no Solution, Willing to Talk
The students of FTII claim that Gajendra Chauhan lacks credentials for the post of the chairman and that his appointment was politically motivated and they have now urged President Pranab Mukherjee along with 190 eminent filmmakers and artists to intervene and end the stalemate
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Hunger Strike is No Solution, Says FTII Chairman Gajendra Chauhan
As the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) logjam over the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as its chairman continues, the BJP member and actor says students should not go on hunger strike, but have a dialogue to come up with a solution.
