As Jantar Mantar celebrates Pradhan’s exit, volunteers still at work — helping, silently

4 min readNew DelhiJul 25, 2026 07:13 PM IST Ashok Rathore, 32, carries a handheld fan (far left); Pranjuy Upadhyay, 22, and Soumya Khanna holding a garbage bag. (Express Photos) Some were busy clicking selfies, some sang protest songs while others shouted slogans — all in jubilation as celebratory mood gripped Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Saturday soon after Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation from the post of Union Education Minister. Amid all the celebration, many volunteers silently helped in their own ways —some by cleaning the trash piling up at the site and offering medical aid while others kept moving their handheld fans, to help people tackle heat, as the crowd moved past. Among them was Avatar Singh, 44, who heads the India unit of 5 Rivers Foundation. The nonprofit’s team, which has b