My husband and I, with our older son, marched in solidarity in our small mountain town near Ooty in Tamil Nadu. But we will only grow louder | Amit Chaudhuri Read moreThere is nothing exceptional about protests in India. Yet they appeared in their thousands to stand beside the people being targeted by the CAA and NRC. Narendra Modi defends contentious citizenship law amid protests Read moreBut the protests are an indication of how important secularism is to Indians. • Mari Marcel Thekaekara is a human rights activist and writer based in Gudalur, Tamil Nadu

Source: The Guardian December 28, 2019 06:00 UTC