Why did academics and activists sleep in Telangana schools? | Explainer
In Telangana, a group of teachers, scholars and activists staged an overnight sit‑in at government schools to highlight chronic under‑funding of education. Over the last ten years, the state’s budget share for schooling has slipped to single‑digit levels, prompting the protestors to demand higher allocations, better infrastructure, increased teacher salaries and restoration of funding to previous levels.