Saurabh Kishore

Thinker

[Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj @DeepikaBhardwaj]

She was detained only because the clip went viral and left soon.

Just like the lady in Gurgaon who choked her maid. Police showed her arrest for photo op & left. Just like the lady who slapped SBI banker in Chennai. Arrested and released

That's the only action against women @ShivAroor that too only because their actions go viral.

[Abhijeet Dipke @abhijeet_dipke]

IITs, considered among the best educational institutions in our country, have witnessed 65 student suicides in the last five years.

If this is the situation at our best institutions, imagine the state of the rest.

We need a complete overhaul of our education system, one that creates an environment where students feel supported, heard and hopeful about their future, rather than leaving them isolated, overwhelmed and struggling in silence.

#JusticeForRishikesh

[ravish kumar @ravish_journo]

गुरुग्राम के लोगों को इनसे माफ़ी माँगनी चाहिए। उन्हें बताना चाहिये कि क्या सोच कर वोट करते रहे? धर्म की राजनीति के लिए किया था या शहर में सुधार के लिए। जिस शहर में इतनी समस्या हो वहां एक ही आदमी पार्टी बदल बदल कर कैसे जीतता रहा है?

[Abhijeet Dipke @abhijeet_dipke]

World’s largest democracy detaining a 6 year old!

[The Times Of India @timesofindia]

A video purportedly showing several Shahjahanpur Municipal Corporation councillors taking an oath to "honestly" share alleged bribe proceeds among themselves has gone viral on social media, prompting the civic body to order an inquiry, officials said on Tuesday, according to news agency PTI. In the video, a municipal councillor is seen holding a vessel containing Gangajal and allegedly taking an oath that proceeds from bribes would be shared equally among 60 people.

Details here 🔗https://t.co/bbL9Zal1G5

The story doesn’t end here — continue on the TOI App 👉 https://t.co/ogFaRsUKyn

#Shahjahanpur #UttarPradesh #MunicipalCorporation #Councillors #BriberyAllegations #Gangajal #ViralVideo #CivicBody

[Arvind Kejriwal @ArvindKejriwal]

Deeply saddened by the tragic loss of Rishikesh at IIT Delhi. There must be an impartial, and time-bound investigation, and all student concerns must be addressed.

More than 65 IIT students have committed suicide in the last 5 years. The situation is alarming.

We rightly take pride in the academic excellence of our IITs. But our measure of excellence cannot stop at ranks, grades, and placements.

We must ensure that every student has access to support, someone to listen, and a safe space to seek help when things become difficult.

We need to introspect and fix this system. We just can’t let our students down.

https://t.co/Ih8sY9fyJO

[Ashutosh Ranka @AshutoshRanka]

एक आंदोलन है, जो चाहता है कि देश के सभी स्कूल ठीक हो। वो चाहता है कि देश के गरीब, पिछड़े तबके से आने वाले बच्चों को भी अच्छी शिक्षा मिले। ज़मीनी स्तर पर वो सरकार और प्रशासन को स्कूलों के लिए जवाबदेह बनाना चाहता है।

एक राजनैतिक दल है, जिसकी देश के 60% राज्यों में सरकार है। वो स्कूल ठीक करने की बजाय आंदोलन करने वालो के साथ हिंसा करने, मारपीट करने, गाली-गलौज करने, और फर्जी FIR करने में व्���स्त है।

मजे की बात यह है कि यह दल खुद को देशभक्त और आंदोलन को गद्दार कहता है।

[Shashant Shekhar @ShashantShekhar]

2011 - My nanaji died in Patna.

I took the train home. I watched my Mama light his pyre. I sat through the rituals. I missed two minor exams at IIT Delhi.

When I returned to campus, I went to ask for a re-exam.

A professor looked at me and said: “You people from Bihar come here on reservation, can’t handle the pressure, then make excuses and kill your grandparents ten times over. Bring me his death certificate.”

I was twenty years old.

Twenty.

I had just come back from a cremation.

My Dadaji was already fighting cancer. My dadi had died of cancer few years back. I remember thinking, with the kind of fear you don't say out loud, that there might be another funeral in our family soon.

There was.

Five months later.

And there I was, standing in a corridor of one of India’s finest institutions, being asked to prove that my grandfather was actually dead.

I still remember that corridor.

I remember the humiliation.

I remember the anger.

But more than anything, I remember how small and helpless I felt.

I was grieving, and the institution I had worked so hard to enter had reduced that grief to paperwork.

The Dean’s office eventually sorted it out. I sat the exam. I graduated in three years.

IIT Delhi gave me a platform I could never have had otherwise. I will always be grateful for that.

But gratitude does not require silence.

Because on Monday, nearly 300 students gathered outside the Director’s office at IIT Delhi.

Eight of their classmates have died by suicide since 2023.

The latest was Rishikesh, a 31-year-old MSc Physics student. He had lost his father. He took a semester off. He came back with his mother, only to find his name struck off the hostel rolls.

Imagine that.

You lose your father.

You step away because you are grieving.

You return to the campus that was supposed to be your home and discover that, administratively, you no longer belong there.

The students used a phrase for what they are experiencing:

“Administrative indifference.”

I know exactly what they mean.

And that is what makes this so painful.

I don't think the people inside that system wake up wanting to hurt students.

That is almost worse.

It is a machine.

A machine that knows how to measure CGPAs, cut-offs, placement packages, rankings and deadlines.

But somehow never learned how to measure grief.

Never learned how to recognise the look on the face of a twenty-year-old who has just come back from a funeral.

Never learned that sometimes, before asking for a certificate, you simply ask:

“Are you okay?”

Every year, our brightest children fight their way into these institutions.

And some of them don't make it out.

Then we announce an inquiry.

Form a committee.

Issue a statement.

And eventually, we go quiet.

We cannot keep doing this.

Two things are not difficult.

First: serious, mandatory sensitivity training for faculty and administrative staff. Not an induction video. Not a box to tick.

The person a student meets after a death in the family is often not a counsellor. It is a professor. A section officer. A hostel clerk.

In thirty seconds, that person can make a grieving student feel like a human being or like an inconvenience.

We have trained them to administer rules.

We have not trained them to recognise suffering.

Second: Counsellors.

One or two counsellors for thousands of students is not a mental-health system. It is a formality.

A student in crisis should not have to wait weeks for an appointment and then be expected to somehow survive the waiting.

Hire enough counsellors.

Make them permanent.

Make them accessible.

And make sure that when a student says, “I need help,” someone is actually there that week.

I owe IIT Delhi a great deal.

That is precisely why I am saying this.

Because I remember that corridor.

And I never want another twenty-year-old, standing there after a funeral, to feel the way I did.

Not at IIT Delhi.

Not anywhere.

[Ashutosh Ranka @AshutoshRanka]

We are very closely following the recent events in IIT Delhi. The case of Rishikesh should ring alarm bells across the country.

Rishikesh had lost his father last year and was battling mental health issues for a while. But the Institute seems to have failed to provide the requisite support, including his hostel accommodation and appropriate counseling.

It is extremely shocking that IITD has witnessed 8 suicides in last 3 years. And overall IITs have had 65 suicides in last 5 years. There is a clear structural problem in our IITs which warrants immediate attention.

@Cockroachisback stands in complete solidarity with Rishikesh’s family and the protesting students.

[Rofl Gandhi 2.0 🏹 Commentary @RoflGandhi_]

2 minutes 20 seconds long monologue by this Adani Anchor and not even a single mention of the state govt, BJP or the Chief Minister. He is just outbrusting pointlessly and urging citizens to find out who is responsible for this mess.

These spineless clowns are the torch bearers of Indian journalism now 🤡🤡

[Cockroaches of India @CJP_for_India]

One candidate went from 60 and 80 in recent exams to 200 out of 200 in MMRDA JE Civil. 😳

Another reportedly jumped from single digits to 196. And 13 of 16 toppers came from one Nagpur centre.

Abhijit Dipke: What magic was happening there? If jobs are being managed by setting, stop this exam drama and auction government jobs like IPL.

Aspirants: We protest for advertisement, centre, result and joining. If students fight for every basic step, when will they study?

[Neha Patel @Neha_S_Patel]

A toilet is not BJP vs Congress.

Drinking water is not Left vs Right.

A bench is not Modi vs Rahul.

These are BASIC SCHOOL FACILITIES.

The real embarrassment is not that Abhijeet Dipke is demanding them.

The embarrassment is that in 2026, someone still has to demand them.

80 years after independence. Still fighting for basics.

What a shame.

[Ratna Singh @whattalawyer]

Our country will definitely change for the better.

So proud of @AshutoshRanka and all the @Cockroachisback members who stood with him at the school. The fearless youth will not back down. The change has already begun.

#CJPImpact

[Abhijeet Dipke @abhijeet_dipke]

स्कूल भैंसो का तबेला बन जाए ठीक है?

[Neha Patel @Neha_S_Patel]

Abhijeet Dipke isn't asking for a luxury classroom.

He isn't asking for an AC.

He isn't asking for smart boards.

He is asking for toilets, drinking water and benches.

And in 2026, after 80 years of independence, we still need a campaign to demand them.

80 years.

EIGHTY.

If this doesn't embarrass the administration, nothing will.

[Ashutosh Ranka @AshutoshRanka]

आपसे ज़्यादा नाकारा, नाकाबिल और भ्रष्ट शिक्षा मंत्री पूरे देश ने नहीं देखा।

आपमें दम नहीं है कि दो मिनट शिक्षा के मुद्दे पर बात कर ले��� आपको सिर्फ गुंडागर्दी और हिंसा फैलाना आता है।

हमारे बच्चे भैंसों के तबेले में पढ़ते रहे, इससे आपको कोई फर्क नहीं पड़ता। आप चाहते है कि पूरे प्रदेश के बच्चे आपकी तरह अनपढ़ और गुंडे बने।

आपका टाइम खत्म हो चुका है। जितनी गुंडागर्दी करनी है कर लीजिए।

[Abhijeet Dipke @abhijeet_dipke]

The govt is being run by goons. Only goons can have a problem with us demanding better schools.

We need to save our country from these goons.

[Iceland Cricket @icelandcricket]

Fun fact: Bangladesh now have the same number of Test wins in Australia as England do in the last 15 years!

[Arvind Kejriwal @ArvindKejriwal]

��ोदी जी ट्रम्प को खुश करने के लिए हमारे देश पर ज़बरदस्ती Ethanol थोप रहे हैं।

अमेरिका Ethanol का production करने वाला दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा देश है। पिछले साल भारत ने अमेरिका से 1 billion लीटर Ethanol इंपोर्ट किया था। इस साल E20 लागू होने के बाद, भारत पिछले साल की तुलना में अमेरिका से 5 गुना अधिक Ethanol इंपोर्ट करेगा। ट्रम्प को खुश करने के लिए मोदी जी देश की जनता को बर्बाद कर रहे हैं।

[Ramesh Srivats @rameshsrivats]

I might as well post this again. Things are just becoming worse.