Aishe Ghosh
Aishe Ghosh | |
|---|---|
 Ghosh in July 2021 | |
| Secretary of JNUSU Students Union | |
| In office 2019–2020 | |
| Preceded by | N Sai Balaji |
| Succeeded by | 2022 JNUSU Election |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 October 1995 Durgapur, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Education | Daulat Ram College (BA), Jawaharlal Nehru University (MA) |
| Occupation | Student Activist |
| Known for | JNUSU President |
Aishe Ghosh[1] is an Indian politician and student activist. She is a former President of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union and is a Member of the Students' Federation of India. She was also the CPI(M) candidate from Jamuria constituency for 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election and lost to Hareram Singh .[2][3]
Early life and education
[edit]Born on 22 October 1995, Ghosh grew up in the city of Durgapur in the Paschim Bardhaman district of West Bengal. She is the older child of Debashish Ghosh and Sharmishta Ghosh. Her father Debashish Ghosh, an employee of Damodar Valley Corporation, has been associated with Centre for Indian Trade Unions (CITU), the labour wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), while her mother Sharmishta Ghosh is a housewife.[4] She has a younger sister Ishika Ghosh, who is presently doing her undergraduation from Shyama Prasad Mukherji College in New Delhi.[5]
After graduating with a degree in political science from Delhi University's Daulat Ram College, Ghosh received a master's degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University. She is currently pursuing a master of philosophy at the School of International Relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University.[6]
Political career
[edit]In September 2019, Ghosh was elected president of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union.[7][8] In that role, Ghosh became involved in protests against fee hikes, library funding cuts, hostel shortages, increased electricity charges and dress and time restrictions on university students.[9][10] Following the introduction of new rules in October 2019, the university became the most expensive central university in India.[11] She held the view that state universities should not act like for-profit institutions.[12] Ghosh has also taken part in protests against the removal of the university's gender sensitization committee and impunity for Atul Johri, a professor accused of sexual harassment.[13] She has been critical of the Bharatiya Janata Party for perceived neglect in supporting educational institutions and accused the party of attacking the university since it came to power.[citation needed]
On 5 January 2020, Ghosh was admitted to AIIMS Delhi hospital after suffering a head injury during the attack on the campus, allegedly perpetrated by the Akhil Bharatya Vidyarthi Parishad, a Hindu nationalist organization.[14][15][16] The attack on the campus received widespread coverage following which she attained national recognition in middle of the growing protest movement in India.[17]
She received widespread support including from actress, Deepika Padukone and the Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan who personally came to meet her.[18][19] The police charged Aishe Ghosh for vandalism and assault for the incident but no arrests were made.[20] She later alleged that there was a nexus between the attackers, the police and the JNU administration with the intent of breaking up the movement.[21] Following the incident, she took part in the nationwide protest movement against CAA and NRC.[22]
She has also in the authority of the president of the JNUSU, filed a petition at the Delhi High Court against the "arbitrary" fee hikes and fines imposed by the university administration.[23]
In February 2020, Ghosh was denied permission by two state-run universities in Kolkata to address meetings on campus. She was also denied permission by a district administration in West Bengal to hold a rally in West Burdwan.[24]
2021 West Bengal Assembly Election
[edit]Aishe Ghosh was the CPI(M) candidate from Jamuria (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in 2021 West Bengal Election; Hareram Singh from All India Trinamool Congress won the seat, while Ghosh came in 3rd position behind BJP's Tapas Kumar Roy.[25]
References
[edit]- ^ "Who is Aishe Ghosh? All you need to know about JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh". The Times of India. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "West Bengal polls: CPI(M) to focus on young candidates". Deccan Herald. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "সম্ভাব্য বাম প্রার্থীদের চিনে নিন..." Ei Samay (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ Harikrishnan, Charmy. "Youth should not remain neutral: Aishe Ghosh, JNUSU President". The Economic Times. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "A peek into 'studious and gritty' JNU student leader Aishe Ghosh's life". Hindustan Times. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Meet JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh — the research scholar who became a leader to stop student body from dissolving". Business Insider. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "After HC Order, JNUSU Results Declared: A Left Sweep Once Again". TheQuint. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "United Left front sweeps JNU student union polls, SFI's Aishe Ghosh president". The Economic Times. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "JNU grinds to a halt as students call for university strike demanding revocation of new hostel rules". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "The Aishe Ghosh Interview: Ever since the BJP came to power, they have attacked education in JNU". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Post fee hike, JNU to be India's most expensive central university: Students to shell out Rs 62k per year for single room". Firstpost. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Students are being treated as customers: JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh on fee-hike protests". The Caravan. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "We Are Fighting To Save Last Bits Of JNU's Essence: JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh". magazine.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Violence inside JNU, student union president Aishe Ghosh attacked by masked mob". The New Indian Express. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh discharged from AIIMS". India Today. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "JNU violence: Police name masked woman in video, ABVP admits she is their member". The Indian Express. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "A Blow to the Head Makes an Instant Hero in India". The New York Times. 17 January 2020. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Entire country with you, Pinarayi Vijayan tells Aishe Ghosh". The Times of India. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Deepika Padukone Attends JNU Meet Against Violence, BJP Now Wants Her Films Boycotted". The Wire. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Charges against student leader Aishe Ghosh, but none held for JNU attacks". The Hindu. 7 January 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ Tanushree, Pandey (6 January 2020). "Organised attack, nexus between JNU security and vandals, says JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh". India Today. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ Harikrishnan, Charmy. "Youth should not remain neutral: Aishe Ghosh, JNUSU President". The Economic Times. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "JNU students' union moves Delhi High Court against hostel fee hike, says varsity decision arbitrary". Hindustan Times. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Mamata Banerjee, Aishe Ghosh land in each other's crosshairs". Hindustan Times. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "West Bengal Election Result 2021 | Jamuria Assembly Constituency: Ex-JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh Defeated By TMC's Hareram Singh". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 30 July 2021.