I saw people coming up to the protest site with fractures in their legs, fractures on their heads, fractures in their hands, and they were like: We are going to fight this battle.

News clip: This crowd is not just unprecedented for the Cockroach Janta Party — it also marks one of the biggest protests that India and the national capital have seen.

The biggest motivation that came to me was from the people who were willing to take the same risk as me. Yes, I am bleeding, but I am not going to leave this protest site. I am here to get the resignation, and I won’t go home.

And we saw the largest crowd ever after July 21. The protest, which was just in Delhi, spread across India. They responded to the brutality using memes, using humor. And they were saying: If you want to beat us up, we are ready to get beaten up. But we won’t call off our protest until we get the resignation.

And then on July 25 —

Dipke: We have done it! We have done it!

Nobody had expected it. We were very, very excited. And we just celebrated that day like crazy.

Dipke: Education is a fundamental right. Education is not a business, it’s a fundamental right of every kid that is born in India.

It is very necessary to keep this movement alive. For more than a decade, the people in India were scared of questioning the government. Now, finally, people are no longer scared.

Dipke: Media houses will have to understand that the people of this country are pretty mad at you. They’re angry because you’re not talking about or representing them. Understanding their issues is important because they are the majority. You will have to listen to them. We will conduct a nationwide campaign and go to all states to try and understand what people’s problems and hopes are.

I want to say that the biggest learning is that we should never settle for less because it is our lives that are at stake. It is our futures that are at stake.

We are not able to manage our livelihoods. We are not able to educate our children. We are not able to get jobs. So do you expect us just to sit quietly and not complain about it?

News clip: The corruption runs so deep that we think it’s normal and that we should not raise our voices. We are here for what’s right. We are on the right side of history.

Gen Z, through their mobile screens, through their laptops, they can see what is going on in the rest of the world. They want better education. They want better public infrastructure. They want better opportunities. They always keep pushing the boundaries of democracy.

And I believe that in a democracy, this is exactly how things should be. So we are going to start a nationwide campaign where we will go to every single state of India, and we will try to understand their concerns. People are determined more than ever.