New Delhi, July 6 -- A protest from 2022 is back in the spotlight after a video of a West Bengal teacher barking at a government official has gone viral on social media. The reason? His name was misprinted as "Kutta"- Hindi for "dog", on his ration card.

The incident took place in Bankura district during a Duarey Sarkar camp, a West Bengal government outreach programme. Srikanti Kumar Dutta, a qualified teacher, had spent weeks trying to get the error corrected through official channels. Repeated visits, paperwork, and appeals went nowhere.

"I felt humiliated," Mr Dutta had told NDTV in 2022. "I had to go three times, but no one listened. I'm a qualified teacher, yet I haven't been called for any interview."

When even the camp's senior...