Sandeep Pandey

Criticism of govt, policies not an offence: Allahabad HC slams BHU board of directors for firing prof

Quashing an ex-parte order passed by the Board of Governors, IIT (BHU), Varanasi, on 6 January 2016 terminating the contract of Magsaysay award winner Dr Sandeep Pandey as Visiting Faculty Professor at the IIT on the unsubstantiated charges, the court said, “academic administrators should be politically neutral, at the point of time of dealing with academic or administrative matters of the University”.

Manesar unrest: Real issue is worker-executive pay disparity

Social worker and Magsaysay Award winner Sandeep Pandey says that as long as the divide between the rich and the poor increases, there is bound to be discord.

Binayak Sen to Irom Sharmila: A look at India's post-independence social activists

It's not just politicians, India's social activists have brought about considerable changes in the country in the last 68 years of independence. Here's a look at some of the prominent social activists born post-independence.

Sandeep Pandey to call off fast

Following the start of negotiations between the local administration and the anti-nuclear protesters in Kudankulam and Idinthakarai, social activist Sandeep Pandey has decided to call off his fast in Delhi.