Kalakshetra Foundation ex-teacher arrested on sexual assault charges Former Kalakshetra Foundation faculty arrested for sexual offences, sparking protests and calls for justice in Chennai. The Hindu · Apr 23, 2024
It is a blight on Kalakshetra Foundation to have not addressed sexual harassment complaints promptly: Madras High Court Madras High Court criticizes Kalakshetra Foundation for mishandling sexual harassment allegations, orders immediate action on recommendations. The Hindu · Feb 22, 2024
Kalakshetra Foundation’s 70th annual art fest begins Celebrate 70 years of Indian classical art at the Kalakshetra Foundation's annual art festival till Jan 1, 2024. The Hindu · Dec 20, 2023
Madras High Court wants to know possibility of including parent representative in Kalakshetra Internal Complaints Committee Madras HC records submission that Kalakshetra Foundation will take sexual harassment complaints seriously. Court seeks to include parent rep. in ICC by Sep 25. Foundation warned of contempt if accused allowed on campus. Students allege senior students, faculty harassed for supporting complainants. Foundation open to fine tuning policy. The Hindu · Sep 13, 2023
Kalakshetra inquiry panel calls Hari Padman a ‘delinquent’, submits its report Inquiry committee finds Assistant professor Hari Padman guilty; recommends reforms in administration set-up and focus on higher learning, not performance, at Kalakshetra Foundation. The Hindu · Aug 7, 2023
Madras High Court dismisses plea to assign Kalakshetra Foundation a 1.46 acres of a public pathway near its campus Madras High Court dismisses plea to assign Kalakshetra Foundation a 1.46-acre public pathway near its campus The Hindu · Jun 12, 2023
Kalakshetra sexual harassment case | Arrested faculty member, Hari Padman, granted bail Hari Padman, a suspended faculty member of the Rukmini Devi College of Fine Arts under Kalakshetra Foundation, who was arrested on charges of sexual harassment, has been granted bail. The Hindu · Jun 6, 2023
Madras High Court directs Kalakshetra Foundation to frame policy to prevent sexual harassment, gender discrimination The Madras High Court on Wednesday directed Kalakshetra Foundation to frame a policy against gender discrimination and sexual harassment of staff as well as students of colleges and schools run by it in Chennai, and ordered that the complaints committee related to schools must have parents as well as teachers’… The Hindu · Apr 26, 2023
HC questions Kalakshetra Foundation for not having framed a policy to prevent gender discrimination, sexual harassment The Madras High Court on Monday questioned Kalakshetra Foundation for not having framed a policy to prevent gender discrimination and sexual harassment on its campus The Hindu · Apr 24, 2023
The TCS story by S Ramadorai, now in Tamil In Chennai to launch the Tamil translation of his book,The TCS Story and Beyond, S Ramadorai talks about the city’s vibrant startup culture The Hindu · Mar 23, 2022