Gandhi to Wangchuk, what history says about the success of hunger strikes in India
Off Centre Gandhi to Wangchuk, what history says about the success of hunger strikes in India The real test is whether the public still cares about a just cause that has been silenced. He is well-known for peaceful protests, some of them fasts, demanding statehood for Ladakh and drawing attention to the ecological fragility of the Himalaya.This time, though, the issue was different.In May, the question paper for the NEET-UG, the national entrance exam for medical school, leaked. In June, more than two million students were made to redo the exam – one of the largest examination frauds in recent memory.Wangchuk began fasting in solidarity with members of the Cockroach Janata Party, a youth movement only weeks old but already nationally known.
- ▪Off Centre Gandhi to Wangchuk, what history says about the success of hunger strikes in India The real test is whether the public still cares about a just cause that has been silenced.
- ▪He is well-known for peaceful protests, some of them fasts, demanding statehood for Ladakh and drawing attention to the ecological fragility of the Himalaya.This time, though, the issue was different.In May, the question paper for the NEET-
- ▪In June, more than two million students were made to redo the exam – one of the largest examination frauds in recent memory.Wangchuk began fasting in solidarity with members of the Cockroach Janata Party, a youth movement only weeks old but
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Off Centre Gandhi to Wangchuk, what history says about the success of hunger strikes in India The real test is whether the public still cares about a just cause that has been silenced. Aparna Kapadia Jul 24, 2026 · 06:30 am Share Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Share on BlueSky Share on Threads Share on Reddit Copy Link Email Print Add Scroll on Google iOS App Android App A man dressed as Gandhi attends the youth protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on July 20. | Reuters On Thursday night, educator and environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk ended the hunger strike he had started more than three weeks ago in Delhi.
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