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The Accidental Hero Who Faced Down India’s Government

Abhijeet Dipke founded the Cockroach Janta Party as a joke after a judge insulted young people. The idea snowballed into a generational movement that has challenged the country’s leaders.

© Saumya Khandelwal for The New York Times

Abhijeet Dipke, center, at a protest in New Delhi on Saturday.
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