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Things the system said to us.
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EXHIBIT 001
They are like cockroaches…
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India's youth unemployment rate that week: 16.5%.
SOURCE · THE WIRE · MAY 2026
EXHIBIT 002
If you can't find a job, sell pakoras.
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Average pakora vendor earned ₹4,200/month that year (NSSO).
SOURCE · TIMES NOW BROADCAST · 2018
EXHIBIT 003
Unemployment is a Western concept.
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PLFS measures unemployment using ILO definitions — the same the West uses.
SOURCE · PUBLIC LECTURE TRANSCRIPT · 2022
EXHIBIT 004
Today's youth want salary without effort.
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Average IT fresher in 2023 worked 51 hours/week for ₹3.6 LPA. Median CEO pay rose 16% that year.
SOURCE · FICCI ANNUAL SUMMIT · 2023
EXHIBIT 005
Why are they protesting? The exam will be conducted again.
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It was the third re-exam. 23 lakh aspirants had already paid the fee three times.
SOURCE · PIB BRIEFING · JUNE 2024
EXHIBIT 006
Aspirants should focus on entrepreneurship, not government jobs.
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Same year, government posts attracted 1.2 crore applications. 92% of new businesses failed within five years.
SOURCE · OP-ED · INDIAN EXPRESS · NOV 2021
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