The Cockroach Effect: Modi vs India’s Gen Z

New Delhi has been rocked by some of India’s biggest student protests in years, led by a viral movement known as the Cockroach Janta Party. After tens of thousands took to the streets over frustrations sparked by exam leaks, the Indian state mounted a heavy-handed response. Much of the mainstream media coverage has focused on the unrest rather than the grievances behind it, leaving alternative outlets to tell the full 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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