17 days into Sonam Wangchuk's hunger strike at Delhi's Jantar Mantar - his health is deteriorating rapidly. The engineer, educator and Ramon Magsaysay Award winner who inspired Aamir Khan's character in 3 Idiots is risking his life over paper leaks, educational reforms and governmental accountability.
Yet despite his sacrifice the government remains silent and much of India's youth appears indifferent. If even Sonam Wangchuk cannot mobilise the country on an issue as important as education - then what does that say about the future of public protest in India?
Has the Gandhian protest lost its power in today's India? Why are paper leaks, exam controversies and youth unemployment failing to trigger a larger movement? If this hunger strike ends without change what message will it send to future generations?
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