Francesca Orsini, a globally renowned scholar of Hindi and professor emerita at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, was reportedly denied entry into India despite holding a valid five-year e-visa, according to multiple media reports.

Orsini, a celebrated academic known for her seminal work 'The Hindi Public Sphere, 1920–1940,' arrived in New Delhi late on Monday from Hong Kong, where she had attended an academic conference. However, she was reportedly stopped by immigration authorities at the Delhi airport and sent back, with no official explanation provided for the action.

Orsini 'violated' visa conditions

Official sources said academician Francesca Orsini had been placed on a black list since March 2025 for violation of visa conditions, and the

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