Francesca Orsini, a prominent scholar of Hindi literature and Professor Emerita at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, was deported from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on October 20 after being denied entry into India.

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Government sources confirmed that Orsini had been blacklisted in March 2025 for allegedly violating the conditions of her tourist visa during a previous visit in October 2024. She arrived in Delhi from Hong Kong on a valid five-year e-tourist visa but was stopped by immigration officials and asked to return immediately.

According to officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Orsini’s name was added to the blacklist after it was found t

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