A candlelight ceremony is being held in memory of Dr Srinivas Ramchandra Siras. He was a reader and chairman of the department of Modern Indian Languages at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). A few months ago, Siras was filmed having consensual sex with another adult male at his home and subsequently suspended by AMU. On April 2, Allahabad High Court stayed the suspension. However on 8th of April he was found dead in mysterious circumstances at his home where he had to stay after the suspension.
It is immaterial whether he committed suicide or sustained a heart attack. But he was another victim of moral policing and the perpetual violence towards sexual minorities communities in India.
Venue: in front of corporation office, municipal bus stand Thrissur
Date: 11-04-2010 Sunday
Time: 5.00 Pm
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More information on Dr Siras's unfortunate death.
Aligarh Muslim University professor suspended for being gay
Manjari Mishra, TNN, Feb 18, 2010
Uttar Pradesh HC stays suspension of 'gay' AMU prof
Press Trust of India, 01 April 2010
AMU’s queer prejudices
Arvind Narrain, 20 Mar 2010, Indian Express
Gay community demands probe in AMU teacher's death
Indo-Asian News Service New Delhi, April 08, 2010
'Poisoning caused AMU prof's death'
Times of India, 09 April, 2010
Gay prof was known as a literary genius
Vaibhav Ganjapure, TNN, Apr 9, 2010
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