Atharva Salve

Anti-CEC protesters from the Disha Students' Organisation and Revolutionary Workers Party of India (RWPI) were headed to reclaim Jantar Mantar on the morning of 13 October near Janpath and Connaught Place after it was denotified as a designated protest site on the evening of 12 October.

On Saturday, 10th October, thousands took to the streets to participate in a protest led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). Protestors demanding the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner, Mr. Gyanesh Kumar, were forcefully escorted in police vehicles to detention centres. This photo essay by Atharva Salve (UG'27) documents the day of protest as it unfolded. During my detention on the 10th of October in light of the protests demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, called by the...

This summer, I spent some time in Indonesia, finishing a course at a university in Yogyakarta. On the evening of June 11, as I was on a walk with a friend, I encountered a group of students in the square in front of the university. It was a demonstration, a black-feathered chicken was kept in the middle of the pavement as a part of a ceremonial gear

The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) student protest erupted in June 2026 at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi driven by widespread outrage over massive paper leaks and structural irregularities in the NEET-UG examination. For around thirty-seven days, student activists maintained a continuous demonstration demanding systemic testing reforms and accountability from top officials. Most significantly, they demanded the resignation of former Union Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan. The CJP called for its...

On 20 July 2026, thousands took to the streets of central Delhi to protest in defence of public education and to demand accountability from the Union government. What began as a mass mobilisation at Janpath ended in a violent police crackdown marked by lathi charges, tear gas, injuries, and detentions; this photo essay documents the protest as it unfolded.

Once in a while, a film reminds you of our collective humanity, forcing us to enquire about the world and the life we live, shaking us awake. Homebound (2025), directed by Neeraj Ghaywan, is one such film.