13 hrs ago
Delhi College Students March for Safety and Freedom From Fear
Students from two Delhi colleges marched to ask for safer streets and campuses.
Their protest followed a reported gang-rape near Kalkaji.
Students carried handmade signs with messages about safety and equal rights.
Many covered their faces because they feared being harassed online or punished by their families.
They said broken streetlights make evening travel frightening.
They also described unwanted comments, staring, and touching in public places.
Social media helped students organize the march quickly.
The students want institutions and society to do more so women can travel without fear.
Students from Kamla Nehru College and Gargi College marched after a reported gang-rape at Aastha Kunj Park near Kalkaji.
The protest grew from an earlier student agitation at Shri Ram College of Commerce.
Protesters demanded safety, equal rights, an end to gender-based violence, and changes in society’s attitudes.
Many students covered their faces, fearing online harassment, memes, social-media abuse, or opposition from their families.
Students cited broken streetlights, street harassment, inappropriate touching, and unsafe public transport as daily concerns.
- Who
- Students from Kamla Nehru College and Gargi College, joined by an earlier agitation at Shri Ram College of Commerce.
- What
- A student march demanding women’s safety, dignity, equal rights, and freedom from gender-based violence.
- Where
- On the streets around Kamla Nehru College and Gargi College in Delhi, following a reported incident at Aastha Kunj Park near Kalkaji.
- When
- During the afternoon described in the report; no exact date is provided.
- Why
- The march followed a reported gang-rape and broader concerns about unsafe routes, broken streetlights, harassment, and inadequate protection for women.
Key facts
- Protesting institutions
- Kamla Nehru College and Gargi College
- Earlier protest location
- Shri Ram College of Commerce
- Reported trigger
- A gang-rape at Aastha Kunj Park near Kalkaji
- Main demands
- Safety, dignity, equal rights, and an end to gender-based violence
- Protest signs
- Handmade posters on paper bags and chart paper
- Safety concerns
- Non-functional streetlights, street harassment, and inappropriate touching on public transport
- Online concerns
- Students feared their images could be used in offensive memes or for social-media harassment
Quotes
Second-year Gargi College student
A second-year student at Gargi College participating in the protest
“If we don't hide our faces, university boys will crop our photos to make disgusting memes, or post them on social media to harass us. Many of us haven't even told our parents we are here today. If they see us on TV, they will scold us or force us back home out of fear. But we still had to show up.”
NDTV
Young protester
A young woman participating in the Delhi college students’ march
“Think about it, we are living in the 21st century, and we still have to march on the streets just to ask for basic human rights and safety for girls and women.”
NDTV
Sources
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