G. N. Saibaba
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| Occupation | Human Rights Activist, Professor, Writer. |
| Language | Telugu, English, Hindi |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Spouse | Vasantha Kumari[1][2] |
G.N. Saibaba (born 1967) is a Indian scholar, writer, Human Rights activist and professor.
Biography
Dr G.N. Saibaba born and raised in Amalapuram, a town in East Godavari of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. He known poverty first-hand, because he belongs a poor peasant family. In accord of this wife, Dr G.N. Saibaba didn't have electricity at home.[3]
Saibaba has been wheelchair-bound since he was five, when was diagnosed with polio.[1]
He studied at Sree Konaseema Bhanoji Ramars (SKBR) College in Amalapuram. He finished his degree at the top of the university.[3]
In this college, the Indians Gurajada Apparao and Sri Sri, and the Kenyan Ngugi Wa Thiong'o was the thinkers had the most major intellectual influence on Dr Saibaba.[3]
He obtained his M.A. in English from University of Hyderabad.[4][2]
In 2013, he completed a PhD which was awarded from Delhi University. His doctoral thesis was on "Indian Writing in English and Nation Making: Reading the Discipline".[5]
Professor G.N. Saibaba taught English at Ram Lal Anand College of Delhi University for several years.[3][6]
Dr GN Saibaba could produce several research papers on the Modern Indian Novel. His early works in Telugu were published in Srijana, an Indian magazine. These early articles focused on the dominant forms of knowledge that worked against dalit and adivasi assertions in the Indian Novel.[7]
He was sentenced to life imprisonment.[8] In Jail he have several health problems and he is 90% physically handicapped.[1][3]
Political activity and arrest
During the Mumbai Resistance 2004, a platform of over 310 political movements organised parallel to the World Social Forum, Dr Saibaba participated as an active organiser and helped to build a revolutionary outlook determined to uphold people's struggles everywhere. In this time He became a part of the International League of People’s Struggle (ILPS).[3]
In 2009, he was a prominent voice in the campaign against Operation Green Hunt, mainly the military actions perpetrated by the Indian state.[9]
He was arrested on May 9, 2014, on charges of having Naxalite–Maoist links. Dr Saibaba denied a charge that he runs an organisation which was acting as a front for CPI-Maoist.[6]
In according with Martand Kaushik:
Saibaba has been charged under sections of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). Arundhati Roy has claimed that the persecution of Saibaba has less to do with the charges against him and is more about his opposition to ‘Operation Greenhunt’ – the military offensive started by the UPA government against Maoists in 2009. Like many other activists, Saibaba saw the operation as an attempt to kill adivasis who were refusing to give up their land for big corporations. He helped organise protests in several cities and spoke against the operation in the international press. His ordeal started soon after.[10]
— Martand Kaushik
In according with Nandita Narain, the president of the Delhi University Teachers’ Association and a professor of mathematics at St Stephen's College:
He is a well-known civil rights activist who has spoken up for all the marginalised sections and participated in cases involving Dalits, tribals, women and [the] underprivileged, (...) an outstanding teacher and a scholar.[11]
— Nandita Narain, Indian scholar
In spite of his handicap he remained incarcerated in Nagpur Central Jail's ‘anda cell’ (solitary confinement) since his conviction on March 7, 2017.[1]
On April 30, 2020, a panel of experts with the United Nations OHCHR calls for the Indian government urging authorities to immediately release G.N. Saibaba, because his “seriously deteriorating” health condition.[1]
On July 28, 2020, the Bombay High Court rejected the bail petition of Dr GN Saibaba for 45 days on medical grounds.[12]
Saibaba had been denied to visit his 74-year-old mother, dying of cancer,[13] and after she passed away was denied to participate in funeral rituals.[14]
On October 22, 2020, G.N. Saibaba has called off his hunger strike after all his demands were accepted by the jail authorities.[15]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Five years on, no relief for jailed Delhi University professor Saibaba". The Hindu. 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ a b "Court relied on deposition of semi-literate witness: Saibaba's wife". The Hindu. 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ a b c d e f "GN Saibaba: The revolutionary in Delhi University". Times of India. 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Pages smuggled out of Nagpur's central prison to be published as Saibaba's latest book". The New Indian Express. 2016-05-26. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Doctoral Research: Abstracts of Theses - vol. 14" (PDF). University of Delhi. 2013. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ a b "Delhi University professor Saibaba, arrested for Maoist links, gets bail". India Today. 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Dr. G N Saibaba". India Political Prisoners. 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Indian professor sentenced to life in prison for Maoist link". Yahoo!Finance. 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Justice for Dr. GN Saibaba". Dalit Camera. 2016-07-14. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Killing an English professor: GN Saibaba is targeted not for his actions but for his political views". Times of India. 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "The case of the disabled professor imprisoned in India". Al Jazeera. 2016-02-08. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "'Extremely apathetic': Wife of prof GN Saibaba as Bombay HC denies him bail". The News Minute. 2020-07-30. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "DU ex-professor Saibaba's ailing mother dies, her final wish was to see her son". The Hindu. 2020-08-02. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "GN Saibaba denied medical facilities, books, letters from family; threatens hunger strike". Sabrang. 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Dr G N Saibaba Calls Off Hunger Strike as Jail Authorities Accept His Demands". Corion India. 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2020-12-19.