Published : Sep 15, 2025 18:41 IST - 6 MINS READThe private chat groups of students at Lady Shri Ram (LSR) College explode with anger and disgust. The laughter, the applause, the scramble afterwards to take photographs and seek autographs from the hate-spewing speaker—these wounded more than the speech itself. How is it possible that the authorities of a women’s college felt bold enough to allow misogynistic abuse on their premises? Should a college collaborate at all with a paper that is known to be an active propagandist of anti-Muslim hatred? Campuses are also meant to train students in civility; this is where they learn the meaning of decent speech and conduct.