As educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk indefinite hunger strike entered its 20th day demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination irregularities, we raise these questions on the show: Can the opposition capitalise on the youth anger, or will the student protests now fizzle out? Is Modi government unwilling to listen to the voices of protest at Jantar Mantar? Is Sonam Wangchuk emerging as a face of protest? Watch as panellists share their views on these and more.
Irom Chanu Sharmila spent nearly 16 years on a hunger strike demanding the repeal of AFSPA after the 2000 Malom Massacre in Manipur. In 2016, she ended her fast with a spoonful of honey and entered politics.
As thousands of pilgrims make their way to Tibet for the holy Mount Kailash and Mansarovar Yatra chanting Mahamrityunjay mantra and har har Mahadev, India Today's Gaurav Sawant brings his ground from an altitude of fifteen thousand one hundred feet in Darchen.
This episode of India First covers two developments: the debate over relocating a mosque near the Kolkata international airport and the ongoing Mount Kailash and Lake Mansarovar Yatra in Tibet.
The Monsoon Session of Parliament will begin next week, and the stage is set for another high-voltage political showdown.