Lessons from NIT Row

Shujaat Bukhari The crisis that unfolded at National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Srinagar after West Indies defeated India in T20 World Cup semi-final snowballed in no time. It turned out to be the first challenge for Mehbooba Mufti’s government that had taken over only two days before that match. The demands put forth by the non-local students who heavily outnumber the locals are unusual to have come from campus of an educational institute. When the semi-final ended in India’s defeat, the reaction from both sides was on expected lines…

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