Meghana Sastry

Photojournalist
   
CAA protests
Location: Bangalore, India
Nationality: Indian
Biography: Meghana Sastry is a photojournalist from Bangalore, the silicon valley of India . She holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Mass Communication. With a passion for storytelling,  she is a well known for her tenacity and photo stories coupled with... MORE
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CAA protests
Copyright Meghana Sastry 2024
Updated Jun 2020
Topics Documentary, Editorial, Photography, Photojournalism, Street
The country has been witnessing a lot of protests since the Citizen Amendment Act has been passed by the central government of India. Bangalore is no exception and has been seeing protests everyday since December 16th, 2019. Below is a story from one of the protests followed by a gallery of the protests the city has seen,Unlike most protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), this one, under the banner of ‘Plural India Strong India’, on Sunday afternoon at Town Hall, Bengaluru, was different. The gathering was not just a fairly huge turnout of about 1,500 people, but it comprised many artists and musicians.Musicians such as Rajeev Rajagopal, percussionist of the band Thermal and a Quarter, was one among the crowd. People carried musical instruments to the venue and sang songs opposing the CAA, getting the entire crowd’s attention.While the police barricaded the area, the protesters cooperated and ensured safety of everyone present. The posters were innovative, some humorous and sarcastic. Lots of people also brought their children along.
Rajagopal said, “I felt like hugging everyone there, it was so nice to see the diverse set of people from all walks of life and all ages. This reinforced my faith in the people of this country.”Dancer-choreographer Sahiba Singh, said, “The protest was symbolic as many people turned up and spoke of freedom and equality. This shared camaraderie is something that will stay with me for a long time.”George Mathen, popularly known as Appupen and a graphic artist, said it was heartening to see people from all walks of life be part of something like this.
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