When a hashtag carries the weight of hundreds of futures, it is no longer just a trend, it is a testimony. As #SupportCGBEd began to dominate national conversation across social media platforms, a silent scream found its digital voice. For the dismissed BEd-trained assistant teachers of Chhattisgarh, this virtual uprising was not about virality, it was about visibility. From 4 pm to 10 pm, the hashtag surged to the top of Twitter trends in India, drawing attention to a long-standing grievance: the abrupt termination of these educators after just 18 months of service. Behind each post was a plea not for sympathy, but for reinstatement, for dignity, for the right to return to classrooms they were once entrusted with. Media outlets began to take note. Headlines followed tweets. The mainstream began echoing what was once confined to comment threads.

 

“We are not asking for favours,” said one teacher. “We are asking for what we were promised.” “Our unity is our only strength in this fight,” said Nikhil Dixena, one of the terminated B.Ed. teachers. “We have no political reach or institutional power, but we have resolve, and we have each other.” “The hashtag may fade tomorrow, but the pain won’t,” added Vikash Deshmukh, Media In-Charge of the dismissed teachers. “Education is not just about buildings and boards, it is about those who carry the chalk.”