Protests are over. Determination not to learn anything from them remains

We have made a mess of exams, but that is not merely because greed and deceit lead to paper leaks. The real elephant in the room is the education system itself 6 min readJul 30, 2026 05:19 PM IST First published on: Jul 30, 2026 at 05:10 PM IST One does not need social scientists to explain the meaning and significance of what happened on July 20. It was a protest alright, but it was also an outburst. It is apparent that the government yielded to that pressure with poor grace. This was exemplified by the “welcome” accorded to the minister who had resigned. That act of showing contempt for the protests fits into a pattern — while the government buckled under pressure, the pro-BJP ecosystem has been busy spreading all kinds of explanations for the outburst, conspiracy and “foreign hand” incl