INDIA’S COCKROACH MOVEMENT BROUGHT DOWN A MINISTER. BRINGING REAL REFORM WILL BE MUCH HARDER

Over the past few weeks, young people have mobilised to protest India’s broken education system, against the background of a shortage of job opportunities. The protests were initially sparked by the cancellation of a medical school entrance exam after questions were leaked, leading some despondent young people to take their own lives.

The Conversation: In-depth analy reports that over the past few weeks, young people have mobilised to protest India’s broken education system, against the background of a shortage of job opportunities.

The report adds: The protests were initially sparked by the cancellation of a medical school entrance exam after questions were leaked, leading some despondent young people to take their own lives.

The movement repurposed the image of a cockroach as their symbol – inspired by a comment by India’s chief justice, allegedly comparing jobless young people to “cockroaches”.

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