Goa, July 23 -- PRAVEENA SHARMA

That is one point where I got a huge fright," recalls 16-year-old Namrata Ninad. "I think they thought the police were definitely going to start beating them." Namrata, a Class 11 student at Sharada Mandir School, trav elled all the way from Goa to New Delhi to join the Cock roach Janata Party's (CJP) 'Sansad Chalo' protest march on July 20. She had been following the CJP close ly since its launch in May, fuelled by a deep-seated belief that India's education system is in desperate need of reform Namrata booked her flight to Delhi using money she earned from cat-sitting. Upon landing, she stayed with her aunt, Cheryl D'Souza-a lawyer who has worked with Supreme Court advocate Prashant Bhushan-and her polit...