A stand-up comedy event featuring Rajat Sood at Nirma University in Ahmedabad took a dramatic turn when a professor physically confronted a student on stage. This incident occurred during Technofora 2026, the university’s annual technical event organized by the Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering department. Details surrounding the confrontation remain unclear, but it has sparked significant attention within the university community.
A video widely circulating on social media shows Dr Himanshu Patel, identified as head of the Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering department, addressing the audience while reading something from his phone. The video shows him pointing at the student and directing him to come forward. When the student approached him, Patel grabbed him in full view of the startled audience. the professor is heard saying: “What is your problem While holding the student’s collar. I can go up any extent. The day you dare to insult any faculty of the Nirma University campus, you are gone forever.”
a student shouted a dialogue from Golmaal 3, “Jaldi bol, kal subah Panvel nikalna hai (Speak quickly, we have to leave for Panvel in the morning) While Patel prepared to resume his speech. Patel, who has been with the university for 26 years , called the student onto the stage with animated gestures.
