'IN BLACK & WHITE: WE WANT JUSTICE'

"I can't breathe.

- SUBHABRATA GUHA

" The last words of George Flyod in Minnesota became the rallying point of widespread protests across the US in 2020. The video footage of Flyod writhing in ex cruciating pain when a cop knelt on his neck and back for over 9 long minutes ensuring his death by choking, united a whole generation, culminating in the protests across the US.

Four years later in 2024, "We want justice" on the streets of Kolkata seems to have a Flyodian resonance. Junior doctors at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital hit the streets seeking justice for their colleague. The rape and murder of the 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor at her workplace during duty hours in the night of August 9 has shaken them. They are not afraid to talk straight about their frustration, systemic failure and large-scale corruption. They are determined to make their voice heard against "malpractices and wrongdoings" of the authorities. They care nothing about the wrath of the administration for being vocal. The horrific death of their colleague has broken their fear of saying, "when white apron turned red..."