Student Uprisings in India Short-Circuit an Outdated Media Machine

If someone had told me that the vast, well-funded propaganda machine of India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would finally be rendered powerless by a bunch of kids, I’d have laughed at the absurdity of it. Yet, here I am, witnessing a historic reckoning for the Indian government — and for Indian journalism — unfold before my eyes on Instagram Reels. While youth-led protests are not new to India —…