Student Protest in Pictures
YESTERDAY’S EVENTS in the national capital offer a stark, painful lesson in crisis communication and governance. We often tell our students that “a picture is worth a thousand words”. What unfolded on our streets yesterday was worth an entire thesis. It was a masterclass in how NOT to manage a crisis. What was also worth noting was that it was first allowed to simmer and then framed as an assault on the Parliament—the very temple of our democracy. As Executive Director of the Parliament's TV channel (then Lok Sabha TV, now Sansad TV), my office was located inside the complex, specifically in the Parliament Library Building. There were few days when there were no protests happening on my daily commute to work. We were often delayed or forced to take longer diversions to get to work. That was one of the ‘occupational hazards’ for working at the temple of democracy. We were also witness to the protests of the India Against Corruption movement, many of its members had been regular gues...
