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Story by *Kasturi*, photos by *Ronny Sen**
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September 24, 2014 -- One of the slogans churned out of the womb of
turbulent Paris in the May days of 1968 was "Don’t trust anyone over
30". The student uprising of May ‘68 with its audacity and exaggeration
might have failed. But the /mahamichhil/ (grand rally) called by
students which took command over the heart and pulse of Kolkata on
September 20 was a literal, vivid, living embodiment of this slogan.
As I stood with a video camera on a spot on the Jawaharlal Nehru Road,
with hope to capture the moments and more than 50,000 faces that made
history with each footstep, all I could see was an ocean of people most
of who had perhaps not even reached their 25th year, and many of who
were walking their very first rally. Those slightly older, those
weathered yet young at heart paced alongside them in solidarity. "Such a
student gathering – so huge, determined and disciplined – I have not
seen in my life", wrote poet Sankha Ghosh, "This really moved me. It’s
very early to say if this will mark the beginning of a new era but I
will reiterate this is one of the biggest student rallies I have seen in
my life."
Full articles and orginal photos at http://links.org.au/node/4086
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