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dont get me wrong, its great that pradhan resigned and all, but i cant help but think that the only reason that this protest reached its (toothless) goal is because of how a lot of the people involved in it and heading it were privileged UC/middle-class people who although politically opposed to BJP were ideologically aligned with it. thats the only reason their voices were heard, that it was so widely televised in comparison to the trans bill protests or ken-batwa etc. this protest was just a drop in the ocean compared to the CAA NRC protests and farmers protests and what have you. his resignation was dipke's only goal, and the only reason a lot of the involved students spoke up is to get the situation back to the status quo. i hope you all remember that the education system in india needs radical change. the entire system of neet and competitive exams is flawed. and the resignation of dharmendra pradhan is in the end simply to appease, it does not contribute much to any meaningful, necessary radical change.

GOOD NEWS!!!! GOVT IS STARTING TALKS WITH KEN BETWA PROTESTORS ALSO!!!!!

holy shit he actually resigned...

another personal experience by an oomf who is a surgery resident and was there to help students with medical aid

few updates you guys need to know about what's happening as an aftermath of 20th july & still the continued protest-

All this "Well the re exam was scheduled what does it matter now" rhetoric is really pissing me off. Anyone saying this don't understand how this exam sucks the soul out of you and leaves you with a shell of what you were. This exam demands everything, time, life, hobbies, friends everything. You only see life passing by from your desk. Skipping all the holidays, weddings, festivals, outings with friends just to hit that 650+ score on your mock exams. The constant comparison with your batchmates and relative's kids over marks, feeling like an imposter, parents even controlling who you can talk to, be friends with, seeing your parents sacrifice everything to provide you the best environment to study, taunts from relatives and neighbours, after all of this it's really hard for a 15-16 year old to not tie this exam with their self worth. This exam is the only thing and everything anyone entering this exam has ever known. You hear news of your friends/batchmates committing suicide still you cannot stop for a minute to cope with it you have to keep studying. Sometimes you'll hear about the death of a friend who was in medical college, achieved everything you wanted and still. Even after doing everything, sacrificing everything, there's no sureity you'll get in because the passing rate is only 1.36%. and no there are no 1 lakh seats for passing not for the majority of the students in the country, they can't afford it, there are only 20-30k government seats. So out of 2.2 million students taking this exam only 20-30k students would achieve this dream. Rest all would have to gather the courage to either leave this race or try again and trust me it's not easy to willingly go back in again after knowing how hard it is but it's also not easy to leave because this is everything you have ever known, you don't know what to do if not this. Everyone saying "oh it's not a big deal you have already prepared for it just give it again" haven't lost their friends in this race, haven't had their younger cousins calling them at midnight crying because they are scared they won't pass, because they feel too dumb for this exam, haven't given their life to this exam finally scoring enough to leave victorious only for that dream to be snatched and have to go through it once again.