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August 11, 2026: A decade plus of students challenging a regime that seeks to control thought & ideas
The pushback to the Modi 1.0 regime came within months of it being sworn into office, and it emerged from the student of the Central University, Hyderabad & JNU among others, that had been creations of independent India’s intellectual and organisational fashioning; while Gen Z’s 2026 protests are a breath of fresh air to the battle weary, India’s students in universities have never been silent
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Rona Wilson worked for release of political prisoners, now a prisoner himself
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Canadian legislator honoured for standing up for Kashmir and minorities in India
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August 11, 2026: A decade plus of students challenging a regime that seeks to control thought & ideas
The pushback to the Modi 1.0 regime came within months of it being sworn into office, and it emerged from the student of the Central University, Hyderabad & JNU among others, that had been creations of independent India’s intellectual and organisational fashioning; while Gen Z’s 2026 protests are a breath of fresh air to the battle weary, India’s students in universities have never been silent
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