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Beloved educator's detention fuels India's biggest protests in years

NPR | By Omkar Khandekar

Published July 23, 2026 at 1:45 AM PDT

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In India, the detention of a beloved educator on hunger strike has turned into its largest anti-government protests in years.

Beloved educator's detention fuels India's biggest protests in years

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