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Environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk has been on a salt water fast for 19 days in Delhi to protest for education reforms associated with the Cockroach Janta Party movement. His hunger strike echoes India’s long history of using fasting as a powerful political tool, dating back to independence leader Mahatma Gandhi and earlier protests demanding social change. While critics question the effectiveness and ethics of prolonged fasting in democracy, India continues to see hunger strikes as a means to pressure authorities and mobilize public opinion. Wangchuk’s deteriorating health has prompted legal intervention, highlighting the ongoing significance and controversy of this legacy form of protest.
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