Hundreds of students, men and women, have complained that the faculty at Kalakshetra, known as the IIT of fine arts, has been sexually harassing them. Some have said the abuse has been rampant since 2008 and the administration did little about it. So far, one teacher has been arrested
Divya Hari Padman in her complaint petition has sought an inquiry by a team of senior women police officers against Nirmala Nagarajan, Nandhini Nagarajan and the alumna who filed the complaint against her husband.