SaralnamaBritish scholar Francesca Orsini was denied entry to India on at Delhi's IGI Airport. She was blacklisted since for violating visa conditions. Orsini, an expert in Hindi and Urdu literature, is a Professor Emerita at SOAS, University of London. She completed her PhD from JNU and has written books on South Asian literature. Orsini has taught at Harvard, Columbia, and the University of Pennsylvania. In 2017, she became a Fellow of the British Academy. Her husband, Peter Kornicki, is an Emeritus Professor at Cambridge University. Orsini claims she had a valid visa but was not given any reason for being sent back to Hong Kong. (Updated 24 Oct 2025, 02:14 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- British scholar Francesca Orsini was denied entry to India on 20 Oct at Delhi's IGI Airport
- She was blacklisted since March 2025 for violating visa conditions
- Orsini, an expert in Hindi and Urdu literature, is a Professor Emerita at SOAS, University of London