Lab Activity: R2020

Lab Activity: R2020

This blog task is assigned by Dr. Dilip Barad as a Lab Activity under R2020. For further details, click here.

Activity 1: Character Mapping (Remember → Understand)

Task Using the provided list of characters, generate a Character Map Infographic with any Gen AI tool that supports visual output.

Outcome: The infographic reveals a clear pattern in which power circulates through tightly connected institutions—education, media, and politics—while morality remains fragmented and unevenly distributed. Characters who occupy institutional centres, such as Gopal Mishra and MLA Shukla-ji, convert authority into personal gain, showing how systemic corruption is normalised rather than exceptional. Power here is collective and protected: regulators, party workers, and private owners form a self-sustaining network that resists accountability.

In contrast, moral idealism appears isolated. Raghav Kashyap’s ethical stance relies on personal courage rather than institutional support, making integrity vulnerable and costly. Aarti Pradhan embodies moral ambivalence, positioned between justice and privilege, illustrating how individual ethics are compromised by proximity to power.

The most striking pattern is the invisibility of the vulnerable class: their suffering sustains the system but grants them no influence. Overall, the map suggests that in Revolution 2020, morality functions as an individual burden, while power operates as an organised, deeply entrenched structure.