The Cockroach Effect: Modi vs India’s Gen Z

New Delhi has been rocked by immoderate of India’s biggest pupil protests successful years, led by a viral question known arsenic the Cockroach Janta Party. After tens of thousands took to the streets implicit frustrations sparked by exam leaks, the Indian authorities mounted a heavy-handed response. Much of the mainstream media sum has focused connected the unrest alternatively than the grievances down it, leaving alternate outlets to archer the afloat story.

Contributors: 
Akash Banerjee – Host, The Deshbhakt
Neerja Chowdhury – Contributing editor, The Indian Express
Kapil Komireddi – Author, ’Malevolent Republic’
Suchitra Vijayan – Founder, The Polis Project

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