Gandhi said a conversation with a group of students gave him a perspective on how young people view education and knowledge. Recalling the interaction, Gandhi said he asked a student what being a student meant. “The question I asked the girl was that you said you were a student — what does that mean? Gandhi said he was attributing the term to a student and was not referring to any member of the House. He said the framework came from an 18-year-old student and argued that the protests, though centred around examinations, reflected wider concerns about the education system.