Forcing washermen(dhobi) and their families out of the campus
In the early days of the campus, which was then very remote, washermen from far flung areas were asked to move into the campus - along with their families - to support the growing community. In recent past, they have been asked to move out of the campus, despite them serving several students still. Perhaps a part of the "mechanization drive", perhaps just born out of apathy, it takes neither the user nor the service provider into confidence. This page documents related items below.
2018-04-26: In view of the situation, Citizens' Forum is writing this letter to Director, IITK.
2018-04-20: One of the alumni forwarded a presentation he gave in 2011 on the issue. It can be found here.
2018-04-16: An article on Nirvaak on the issue.
2018-04-16: Letter from the Dhobhi community to Director.
2018-04-12: This page is born out of more recent event as documented in the Hamara Manch update: Eviction notice to Dhobis: neither the service provider nor the users consulted
2018-04-04: Institute view/arguments for their eviction is captured in this vox-populi article (for a response, see the Hamara Manch update above).
2010-09-20: An earlier attempt to force them out was made, as documented in this Update from Hamara Manch [Eviction of dhobis].