Gurdeep Sahani

That tractor guy...

[Gaurav Sabnis @gauravsabnis]

Jab jab Modi darta hai
Hindu-Muslim karta hai

This slogan is going to be the lasting legacy of Indian Gen Z protests.

It's simple, succinct, memorable, and has that earworm quality.

This slogan will resonate throughout India in coming days and years.

[Rocky Singh 🇮🇳 @RockyEatsX]

I’m loving the peaceful humour and polite irreverence coming out of the protests …
😂😂😂

[Harshdeep Rapal @harshdeeprapal]

Hearing out Gen Z.

My father's caretaker is a 24 year old guy. Hails from Kanpur. He has done BSc Nursing and we have hired him through an agency that provides elder-care professionals at home.

Spends 12 hours at our home (8 am to 8 pm), rarely takes a leave. A very diligent guy, soft-spoken, well-read (keeps reading books from my collection) and speaks pretty fluent English.

On the morning of 20th July, he calls up and says he is not feeling well. On 21st he came, was limping a bit. Did not share what happened.

Yesterday he shared with dad that he told a lie. On 20th he had gone to Jantar-Mantar for supporting the students' protest and was hit by the police truncheon during lathi-charge. While running, lost his shoe and twisted his ankle.

Last night when I went home and was having dinner, dad told me about this. Today morning when he came I talked to him and realized what 'generation(al) gap' means.

While talking to him I realized, he was 9-10 when Anna Andolan happened. He was 10-11 when Arvind Kejriwal became the CM for the first time. He was 11-12 when BJP formed the government in 2014. The NEET aspirants are even younger than him. They were toddlers 12 years ago.

Some of the things we have lived through, are alien to him. All he has seen since he started experiencing the world is the current government and Modi as the PM. So for him, everything that he and his generation is been through in last 7-8 years since he 'grew up' - the responsibility lies with the current government.

He mentioned that there are 1000s of youngsters who have travelled from as far as Lucknow and Varanasi for these protests.

Again on being asked why? Why did he and his friends join the protest? Why these students have come so far to join the protests?

NEET exam leak was the last thing on his mind. The reasons he gave were - everything becoming expensive and unaffordable, no job opportunities, government's and police's high-headedness, corruption everywhere - and then went on to mention falling bridges, broken roads, no footpaths, stray dogs and cattle all around and dumps of garbage everywhere. He called ethanol-blending a scam.

I felt he was just waiting to burst out everything that's piled up in his mind. Glad that heard him out.

Then I realized that there are millions like him and these protests are not just about the NEET exam leak. These are the piled up frustrations finding a way out.

[Ananya @ananyeahplsno]

I’m obsessed with how GenZ has shown up at these protests. There’s anger, but there’s also so much discipline — cleaning up the surroundings, protecting children and dogs, women looking out for each other, and somehow still being EXTREMELY FUNNY.

[Prem Panicker @prempanicker]

The govt has a well-established playbook for dealing with popular anger.

First, black out the protest while it is happening (it helps to have the visual media under its thumb). Then broadcast carefully selected clips: any violence by protesters is isolated and endlessly replayed while violence by the state disappears from the frame.

Next, bring in “influencers” to muddy the waters. Follow up with ad hominem attacks and straw men: the protesters are anti-national, externally funded, agents of chaos determined to obstruct the nation’s progress.

If the Opposition remains silent, ask why. If it joins the protest, accuse it of exploiting the movement for political ends.

The purpose is to shift the discourse, step by deliberate step, away from the grievance that brought people onto the streets. Soon, no one is asking why students are protesting. Everyone is arguing about Rahul Gandhi, security protocols and the motivations of the protestors.

We watched this playbook unfold during the anti-CAA/NRC protests. We are watching the rerun now.

[Joshi JI @JoshiJi_]

This generation is surprising me everyday 😆😆

[Prem Panicker @prempanicker]

The nation should immediately resign.

[Pratik Sinha @free_thinker]

Why should only the journalists be safe - do they have a special license? why shouldn't other citizens be safe? why aren't other citizens safe today? Because journalists didn't do their jobs. Not only they didn't do their jobs, they actively create a situation in the country that a large section of this country lives under a permanent threat and never feel safe. First you actively orchestrate a society that is unfair, and then you turn around and expect fairness? It is very simple to say, "you can choose not to watch or read who you don't like". It doesn't account for those who watch, become hateful radicals and then lynch people. Such shallowness of thoughts.

[Gurdeep Sahani @gurusahani]

@RockyEatsX Thank you to rocky ji

[Abhishek @vicharabhio]

I think I downloaded the wrong "The Odyssey".

[Indian Infra Report @Indianinfoguide]

🚨Chennai Metro enforces a rule where passengers playing audio or videos without earphones can face a fine of up to Rs 2,500.

[Tennislover @Tennissima72]

Can you imagine for instance Iga, Aryna, Mirra that composed and self analytical after such a cruel defeat? I can't personally and that's why Coco has a very special place in my heart..I really admire her so much for that

[Bhaumik Gowande @bhaumikgowande]

Ever heard people from Tokyo justify that the city receives the most and highest magnitude earthquakes, so it's 'natural' for buildings & infrastructure to fall? No right?? Then why tf do Mumbaikars keep justifying "no other city receives rainfall like Mumbai" for urban flooding?

[Gurdeep Sahani @gurusahani]

@IndiaWeatherMan What is the prediction for rains in Vasai today? Is it going to let up any time soon?

[Royally Sage @sage1411]

My brother posts this every year in the family chat on the 4th. Still hilarious.

[PunsterX @PunsterX]

This is brilliant! 🔥

Inspired by Nitin Gadkari, dairy farmers in Jaipur have introduced M0, M50 and M100 milk.

M100 milk is best for health and can even be consumed by lactose intolerant people. Because it is pure water! 🤣

[Gurdeep Sahani @gurusahani]

@nntaleb What a beautiful place!

[Gurdeep Sahani @gurusahani]

@ndtv This is so funny and sad at the same time! What crazy times we live in when scenes from black comedies are played out in real time.