A 65km March for a Future
Over 90 schoolgirls in Arunachal Pradesh walked through the night to demand the basic right every child deserves: an education with teachers.
The Protest by the Numbers
This was not just a walk; it was a powerful statement of determination.
90+
Determined Students
65 km
Overnight Journey
1 Goal
The Right to Learn
The Overnight Journey
From September 14th to 15th, 2025, the students of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya took their future into their own hands, walking from their school to the district headquarters.
Nangnyo
Starting Point
Lemmi
District HQ
Carrying placards reading "We want teachers, no teachers, no class," these students crossed forests and mountains to make their voices heard after repeated, unanswered appeals to authorities.
A National Crisis
The protest in Arunachal Pradesh is a symptom of a much larger, systemic issue. The shortage of educators is a crisis affecting millions of students across India. The chart below illustrates the scale of the problem.
Responses & Aftermath
The "midnight shocker" of the students' march prompted reactions from officials and sparked a wider political debate about the state of education.
Official Action
The District Deputy Superintendent of Education (DDSE), Deepak Tayeng, acknowledged the protest.
The immediate outcome was the approved appointment of:
- One Geography Teacher
- One Political Science Teacher
However, critics argue this reactive measure fails to address the deep-rooted, systemic neglect in the education sector.
Political Commentary
Political figure Manish Sisodia highlighted the incident, calling it a failure of the educational system. He pointed out the stark contrast between official statistics claiming a healthy pupil-teacher ratio and the on-ground reality of understaffed schools.
He blamed the government for this discrepancy, suggesting data manipulation, and emphasized that education needs decisive policy-making, not "divine intervention."
