Nitasha Kaul, a UK-based professor at the University of Westminster, claims that officials at Bangalore airport denied her entry and sent her back to London following “orders from Delhi.” The Karnataka government sent an invitation to her to speak at the “Constitution and National Unity Convention-2024,” which was scheduled for February 24 and 25. 

Nitasha Kaul says that authorities did not allow her to enter India because of her opinions on “democratic and constitutional values.” She also stated that the officials at the airport gave her references to her earlier criticism of the RSS.

She asserted on X that authorities did not inform her about being denied entry to India, except that they turned her away after a 12-hour flight from London to Bangalore. Nitasha shared that authorities made her wait, denied her amenities, and made it difficult for her to get food and water.

I am a globally respected academic & public intellectual, and passionate about liberal democratic values. I am not anti-India; rather, I am anti-authoritarian and pro-democracy.

Kaul stated

She expressed concern about the rule of law, environmentalism, and gender parity. She fights misogyny, and her work speaks for itself.

Who Is Nitasha Kaul?

Nitasha Kaul is a professor at the University of Westminster in London. She teaches politics, international relations, and critical interdisciplinary studies.

Kaul holds a dual PhD in Economics and Philosophy from the University of Hull, UK (2003), a master’s degree in Economics with a focus on public policy, and a BA Honours in Economics from SRCC, Delhi University. 

She is a writer, poet, and novelist as well. “Imagining Economics Otherwise: Encounters with Identity/Difference” was the title of her debut book, an academic monograph on philosophy and economics published by Routledge in 2007.

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