Like Jamia, Shaheen Bagh too welcomed the new year with the national anthem followed by a night full of revolutionary songs and poems interspersed with tea, biryani, and ice-cream breaks for all who thronged the spot. Natasha, a PhD scholar from Jawaharlal Nehru University, was among those who said she had ditched house party to welcome the new year at Shaheen Bagh. With tricolour painted on her cheeks, Sumaiya Khan, 18, was among the protesters who regularly came to Shaheen Bagh. “One of the most significant things is that women of Shaheen Bagh are out to protest. While speaking about the women protesters at the spot who have been sitting there for days, the sisters said, “There have been negative perceptions about those who wear hijab.

Source: Hindustan Times January 01, 2020 10:27 UTC