.@SrBachchan made a KBC episode on him. Amir Khan made 3 idiots inspired by him & shot partly in his school.
Yet as Sonam Wangchuk has lost >8KG on his 16th day of fast at Jantar Mantar, staking his life for the future of children’s education, they ignore him!
An Open Letter to the Jantar Mantar protestors:
My dear young friends,
I address you today not as a politician or an MP, but as someone deeply troubled by what is happening to your generation of young Indians.
This is personal for me. I was born to a middle-class family: my father was a salaried newspaper employee, my mother a homemaker, with three children to educate on one income. For a family like ours, merit was not a slogan. Scholarships, fair examinations, honest results — these were the only way one salary could carry three children's dreams.
I went to school in Mumbai and Kolkata, to college here in Delhi, topped the University and earned admission into IIM — and chose instead to follow my passion for international affairs, in America, on a scholarship. Nothing was inherited; everything was earned by hard work and yes, Exams.
So I know that a fair, merit-based system is the only ladder for young people from lower and middle-income families to climb up. When that ladder is broken — papers leaked, examinations cancelled, trust destroyed — the children of the rich and powerful do not suffer. They have other ladders. It is your dreams, and your families' sacrifices (and tragically, in some homes, young lives themselves) that are betrayed.
To the young people gathered at Jantar Mantar, and those raising your voices peacefully across India: this country hears you. Your anger is not indiscipline — it is the anguish of a generation that did everything right and was still betrayed . You are not alone.
And to the millions of young Indians watching quietly: your generation is not a problem to be managed. You are the answer to India's future. Do not lose hope. This ladder will be rebuilt — by you, and by every Indian who stands with you.
To Shri Sonam Wangchuk-ji, my heartfelt appeal: please end your fast. You have awakened the conscience of the nation; that is what a fast is meant to do. India needs your voice for the long road ahead.
With Parliament in session again from Monday, we will have an opportunity to raise the students’ issues in the highest forum of our democracy. That’s where the problem should be addressed, not by fasting unto death. Please heed my plea.
And finally, to the Government: I respectfully urge you to reach out and engage in the dialogue our democracy owes its young citizens. That is not weakness; that is statesmanship.
We were taught that Mahatma Gandhi's greatest weapon was truth and non-violent protest. If we truly respect those ideals, then every peaceful democratic voice deserves to be heard.
Sonam Wangchuk-a renowned engineer, education reformer, environmentalist, and Ramon Magsaysay Award recipient—is on the 17th day of his hunger strike, demanding accountability over the exam paper leak issue, including the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
मा. राष्ट्रपति श्रीमती द्रौपदी मुर्मु जी द्वारा आज नई दिल्ली में 'प्रधानमंत्री राष्ट्रीय बाल पुरस्कार' से सम्मानित होने पर उत्तर प्रदेश के जनपद महराजगंज निवासी सांची अग्रवाल जी को हार्दिक बधाई!
आपका शास्त्रीय नृत्य कौशल व संस्कृत श्लोक पाठ करने की प्रतिभा, हमारी सांस्कृतिक विरासत को और अधिक समृद्ध करेंगे। आपकी यह उपलब्धि अनेकानेक बच्चों के लिए प्रेरणा है।
आज सम्मानित हुए अन्य सभी प्रतिभाशाली बच्चों को भी हार्दिक बधाई एवं उज्ज्वल भविष्य हेतु अनंत शुभकामनाएं!
समाज के तौर पर हम सड़ गए हैं शायद।सोशल मीडिया और TV चैनल्स पर मवाद बह रहा है। या शायद ये सब ही था हमारे अंदर।बस अब बह निकलने के रास्ते दीखने लगे हैं।राजनैतिक अखाड़ेबाज़ी ने हमारी मनुष्यता, हमारी राष्ट्रीयता की सोच को कुंठित और घेराबंदी में क़ैद कर दिया है।पढ़-सुनकर दिल फटता है😯
🇮🇳🥉 𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗭𝗘 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘! Manu Bhaker wins India's first medal at #Paris2024 and what a way to do so! From heartbreak at Tokyo to winning a Bronze at Paris, Manu Bhaker's redemption story has been wonderful to witness.
🔫 A superb effort from her and here's hoping she can carry on her form in the women's 25m Sports Pistol event as well as the mixed 10m Air Pistol event.
👉 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 @sportwalkmedia 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰!
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