He created the "Ice Stupa", thereby inventing the artificial glacier technique, which consists of freezing winter meltwater into cone-shaped ice heaps to provide water for spring agriculture in the trans-Himalayan region, which was also a practical way to fight climate change. Yes, that is the innovative Sonam Wangchuk for you. Much admired for his advocacy so much so that he has been lionised in, after, beyond "Three Idiots."
The question hence is that how come the lakhs and lakhs of students -- for whose sake he is "losing muscle mass" (to quote the CJP's founder Abhijeet Dipke) and is compromising with his blood pressure for almost three weeks now -- are just not concerned?
Is it the case that the common man sees through the obvious partisan party politics involved, and hence is wary, does not want to get involved? Tough to believe that students are not 'aware', as narratives are literally thrown in to everyone's face, especially on the social media.
Well, the March protests against the UGC stipulations do show that students of all 'colours' ARE responsive, both pro and against, when it comes to the academic arena. How come then that there is no reaction to the demand for the resignation of the Educational Minister?
In my opinion, the issue is much more layered. Honestly, given the ubiquity of information explosion everywhere, these days it is tough to hoodwink anybody. People see through posturing, right? It is not the dea(r)th of
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