Cockroach Janta Party's nationwide campaign gathered momentum in Pune as hundreds of students and supporters joined founder Abhijeet Dipke at Savitribai Phule Pune University. Amid chants of "I Am Cockroach", Dipke expanded his agitation against alleged examination irregularities and reiterated his demand for the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. During the rally, Dipke urged young people to stay away from Hindu-Muslim politics and instead focus on issues such as education, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, clean energy and employment. He argued that India risks falling behind while the rest of the world races ahead in technology and innovation.

In this powerful and unfiltered conversation, National Award-winning filmmaker Ananth Narayan Mahadevan opens up about the deep-rooted caste-based discrimination he has faced while making socially conscious films like Phule. Speaking about the intense opposition during the making of his film on Jyotiba and Savitribai Phule, Mahadevan boldly states that he felt treated like a "Dalit or Shudra" in Bollywood. He reflects on his commitment to telling honest stories without sensationalism, collaborating with Pratik Gandhi, and his upcoming introspective project Past Tense, which tackles themes of conscience and social responsibility.