In Pics: Delhi’s “Hunkar” Against Rape Echoes on Parliament Street

Citizens in Delhi gathered on Friday to not just protest rape, but to initiate a conversation around its root cause.

Majid Alam & Eisha Hussain
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Delhi witnessed a protest against rape culture on Friday, 4 May.
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Delhi witnessed a protest against rape culture on Friday, 4 May.
(Photo: Majid Alam & Eisha Hussain)

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People from different walks of life gathered on Friday, 4 May, afternoon on Delhi’s Parliament Street to register their protest against the growing incidents of rape.

(Photo: Majid Alam & Eisha Hussain)

A series of rape incidents involving minors have come to light recently, the latest being the case of a 16-year-old Jharkhand girl who was allegedly raped and burnt alive inside her home.

(Photo: Majid Alam & Eisha Hussain)

Free from any political affiliations, Friday’s ‘Hunkar’ protest was an attempt to initiate conversation around the mindset that is the root cause of rapes.

(Photo: Majid Alam & Eisha Hussain)

The protest’s organiser, Nupur Rastogi, feels that it takes a gorily described rape to rake up the conscience of the people and this motivated her to come up with Hunkar — a citizens protest against rape culture.

(Photo: Majid Alam & Eisha Hussain)
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The communalisation and politicisation of rape, Rastogi feels, takes away from the fact that these incidents need to be seen in a larger context; that of the acts of violence against women.

(Photo: Majid Alam & Eisha Hussain)

The protest witnessed varied performances on the issue — from rap songs to dance pieces and street plays.

(Photo: Majid Alam & Eisha Hussain)

Hunkar, which literally means a piercing cry, comes amid various anti-rape protests being organised across the country.

(Photo: Majid Alam & Eisha Hussain)

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