Historian S Irfan Habib was standing just outside the boundary wall near Gate 4 when the bucket was thrown from across the wall. (Source: X screengrab/ @irfhabib)A video circulating on social media on Wednesday shows a bucket filled with water being thrown at historian S Irfan Habib while he was speaking near Gate 4 of the Arts Faculty at Delhi University during a literature festival organised by students. Speaking to The Indian Express, Habib said he was standing just outside the boundary wall near Gate 4 when the bucket was thrown from across the wall. “The bucket did not hit me, but the water fell on me. I was overwhelmed for a few minutes — the bucket could have had anything, even stones,” he said.

Source: Indian Express February 12, 2026 18:21 UTC