From Faiz to Michael Jackson and original rap: The music of the student protests

8 min readJul 25, 2026 09:19 AM IST First published on: Jul 25, 2026 at 09:19 AM IST Chhatro mein bhara tha junoon dekha, Dilli police pe sawar maine khoon dekha Civil dress mein gundo ki dhun dekha, Aur vardi walo ki nameplate gum dekha… Democracy ki huyi vahan aisi taisi par, sarkaar ko maine phir bhi chup dekha (I saw passion-filled students, I saw blood riding on Delhi police/ I saw the tune of goons in civil dress and the lost name plate of uniform/ Democracy was in tatters but I still saw a silent government)