8 takeaways from the CJP movement: Sobhanlal Datta Gupta explains

The Gen Z movement, which began as a protest against the NEET question leak, has evolved into something much larger, argues political scientist Sobhanlal Datta Gupta. The former SN Banerjee Professor of Political Science at the University of Calcutta outlines eight key takeaways from the CJP movement and reflects on what its future may hold.

Sobhanlal Datta Gupta
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8 takeaways from the CJP movement: Sobhanlal Datta Gupta explains

The Gen Z movement, which has been rocking India ever since the sudden emergence of the CJP in recent months, has unleashed forces and possibilities that few could have anticipated. It has sent messages not only to the CJP but also to all those associated with the movement, directly or indirectly, as well as to those who have opposed it. All of them must now seriously reflect on its implications.

Although it initially began as a sporadic protest against the NEET question leak, two developments t...

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