Yet, among university students, the slow burn of a smouldering resentment has been apparent for some years. From focused anger against caste and religious discrimination and severe fee-hikes to a generalised discontent about mediocre teaching and a lack of prospects after graduation, students have felt disenfranchised. And we must remain stubbornly committed to protecting the rights of our students to gather peacefully and speak out forcefully. Certainly, we have to concede that our students are much more at home in, and ready to engage with, this beguiling virtual world than we are. A revised partnership agreement between teachers and students is therefore urgently called for as we enter this unknown nth space of citizenship.

Source: Indian Express January 23, 2020 19:07 UTC