Hyderabad: Globally renowned Hindi scholar Francesca Orsini, a professor of emeritus at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, on Monday, October 20 was barred from entering India at the Delhi airport despite holding a valid e-visa, The Wire reported.

She received notice that she would be deported immediately. The scholar claimed there was no explanation provided for the denial.

“I can confirm that Prof Francesca Orsini, scholar of Hindi at SOAS, London University, has been stopped from entering India tonight even though she has a valid 5 year e-visa. She arrived from Hong Kong in Delhi and was told she would not be allowed in,” senior journalist and The Wire’s founder editor Siddharth Varadarajan wrote on X .

Orsini said she was planning to visit

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