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Indian protesters pull from poetic tradition to resist Modi’s Hindu nationalism

  • Written by Krupa Shandilya, Associate Professor of Sexuality, Women's and Gender Studies, Amherst College
imageA Muslim protester shouts at security personnel on the streets of Shaheen Bagh, a neighborhood in Delhi, in 2020.Sajjad Hussain/AFP via Getty Images

India’s government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, implemented the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, or CAA, in March 2024.

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