The morning after Prime Minister Rohan's speech, the streets of India bore the marks of the chaos that had unfolded in the days prior.
Burned-out vehicles, shattered windows, and charred homes stood as a reminders of the riots.
But the air was different now.
Where once there was rage and fear, there was now an air of contemplation, a sense of reckoning.
Across villages and towns, radios were still making noise as people replayed the Prime Minister's address.
His words had struck a chord, igniting something powerful in the hearts of the people, reflection.
In a small village near Lucknow, a crowd had gathered at the village square.
The local leader, who had been one of the loudest voices against the State Reorganization Bill, now found himself cornered.
A group of young men stood in front of him, their anger unmistakable.
