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When a Generation Stops Burning Itself to Be Heard: The Evolution of Civil Disobedience

A recent essay draws a contrast between the self-immolation protests against Mandal Commission reservations in [OPERATOR VERIFY: confirm year - reported as 1990] and the ongoing, sustained sit-in protests at Jantar Mantar by students over exam-system failures. The piece uses this contrast to examine how the methods and ethics of civil disobedience in India have evolved.