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When Governments Fear Students, Democracy Is Already in Trouble!
There is something deeply disturbing about a government that sees students as a threat. Every democracy has been shaped by student movements. Every single one. Students were part of India's freedom struggle. They stood against the Emergency. They marched for transparency, against corruption, for social justice, for better education, for the rights of marginalized communities, and whenever they believed the Constitution was being betrayed. Whether one agreed with their politic
Manu Kurup
Jul 294 min read


Forward: Why India Needs a New Democratic Awakening
"The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men."— Often attributed to Plato. Or someone like that... History rarely advances in straight lines. It moves in waves of crisis and renewal, periods of complacency followed by moments of extraordinary civic awakening. Political systems often appear immutable until, quite suddenly, they are not. The collapse of the Soviet Union, the end of apartheid in South Africa, the fall of military dictatorships in Latin
Manu Kurup
Jul 2612 min read
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