Writing in June 2007, when there was talk of St Stephen’s College increasing its Christian quota, historian Ramachandra Guha had observed: According to the Union ministry of education, fully 95 per cent of the expenses of the college are met by the University Grants Commission. Why should a college that draws so heavily on the public exchequer be allowed to choose 40 per cent of its students from 2 per cent of the country’s population?
