Tensions flared across the campus of Ahmedabad based Nirma University following an incident where a senior academic physically caught a student by the collar on stage. After footage capturing the confrontation circulated widely online, members of the student body Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, known as ABVP, launched a fierce agitation across the university premises, demanding immediate accountability.
Student activists assembled outside the administrative building, raising slogans against the university management and the Vice Chancellor. In a peaceful yet assertive show of resistance against the professor's conduct, the gathering chanted the devotional hymn 'Ramdhun' inside the campus grounds, decrying what they termed an authoritarian atmosphere within the educational establishment.
ABVP Sets Demands While Administration Sets Up Inquiry
The student group presented clear demands to the university authorities regarding the incident. They demanded strict punitive measures against the academic for publicly degrading and threatening the learner on stage. Furthermore, the protesters insisted that the professor tender an unconditional public apology to the student.
Confronted by growing political and student unrest, the university administration moved to contain the fallout. Acknowledging the seriousness of the allegations, officials formally instituted an internal inquiry committee to examine the entire chain of events and submit recommendations.
How a Movie Line Sparked Chaos at Technofora 2026
The disturbance originated during the institute's annual technical and cultural festival, Technofora 2026, held between September 18 and September 20, 2026. The festival had been organized under the aegis of the Institute of Technology. During an ongoing performance session featuring stand-up comedian Rajat Sood, the Head of the Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Dr. Himanshu K. Patel, took the microphone on stage to address the assembly.
As he was speaking, an attendee from the student audience interjected by playing or shouting the popular dialogue from the Hindi movie Golmaal 3: 'Jaldi bol, kal subah Panvel nikalna hai' (Speak quickly, we have to leave for Panvel tomorrow morning). The quip provoked immediate fury from the department head, who instructed the student to climb onto the stage.
Confrontation on Stage and Severe Warnings
Once the student stepped onto the platform, the professor grabbed him by the collar in full view of the assembled crowd. Recordings of the incident revealed the faculty member warning that any disrespect shown to university educators would not be tolerated, declaring that he could go to any length if a faculty colleague was demeaned.
The academic was further heard warning the student that he could be permanently expelled and made to disappear from the campus. The clip rapidly circulated across digital networks, triggering severe backlash over the disciplinary boundaries and professional conduct expected from higher education faculty members.
