‘Cockroach’ uprising and echoes of Aragalaya

By Vishvanath Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has managed to save his own skin by throwing his Education Minister Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to the wolves (or “cockroaches”?). Why he did not do so at the first sign of trouble to nip protests in the bud is the question. Indian Transport ministers resign over disastrous train accidents, and Modi’s Education Minister should have quit of his own volition when major examination paper leaks came into light or at least when the youth-led

Jul 26, 2026