The Leaked Exams Uprising: A Symptom of Deeper Systemic Failure As India's "cockroach" youth took to the streets, protesting invalidated national medical exam results and demanding change from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, a stark reality emerged.
Behind the headlines lies a far more profound issue: a system that has failed to deliver on its promises of economic prosperity and social mobility. Ashok Kumar's story illustrates this phenomenon.
A young man who grew up watching his farmer parents struggle to make ends meet, Ashok was given hope by Modi's government in 2014.