Ramchandra Siras

Ramchandra Siras
Born1948 (1948)
Nagpur, Maharashtra
Died7 April 2010(2010-04-07) (aged 61–62)
NationalityIndian
AwardsMaharashtra Sahitya Parishad

Ramchandra Srinivas Siras (1948 – 7 April 2010) was an Indian linguist and author. He was a professor at the Aligarh Muslim University specializing in Marathi literature and head of the Department of Modern Indian Languages.[1] The film Aligarh, directed by Hansal Mehta, is based on his life.[2][3]

  1. ^ "'Gross Misconduct' by Aligarh Muslim University; The cynical use of homophobia to protect university maladministration is condemnable". Economic & Political Weekly. 27 February 2010. The ease with which homosexuality was equated with "gross misconduct" by the AMU underlines the continued existence of a large "homophobic" common sense, which can be put to political use for a variety of unrelated issues, regardless of the well-publicised judgment on Section 377.
  2. ^ "Hansal Mehta's 'Aligarh' starring Manoj Bajpayee, Rajkummar Rao to open Mumbai Film Festival". The Indian Express. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Aligarh". Archived from the original on 13 October 2015. A young journalist uncovers a homophobic conspiracy behind the case of an Indian college professor who is caught by the press in bed with his lover.