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Every generation eventually arrives at a moment when it discovers that democracy is not merely exercised through the ballot box but also on the streets. The student led demonstrations in Delhi over examination irregularities may ultimately be remembered less for the immediate demands they raised than for what they revealed about a generation increasingly unwilling to accept institutional failures in silence. What distinguished the protests was not the presence of political vo

Delhi Police used lathi charges and tear gas. The government met the protesters' delegates for the first time in 30 days. Nothing changed. NEW DELHI:The barriers close to Jantar Mantar were welded to shut out protesters early in the morning. These barriers rose to over six feet high, fixed to the grille of a church nearby so that they would not be moved around. Five metro stations such as Rajiv Chowk, Janpath, Patel Chowk, Central Secretariat and Seva Teerth were closed by D