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'Ek Kachori Do Samosa' Slogan Inspires Viral Singing Reel
Ansh Mourya made a fun Instagram video using one slogan in five singers’ voices.
The singers include Kavita Krishnamurthy, Shilpa Rao, Dhvani Bhanushali, Noor Jahan and Neha Kakkar.
The words in the video do not change.
The slogan also became popular at a women’s protest in Delhi.
Students chanted it while talking about safety and trust.
The protest followed the alleged gang-rape of a 17-year-old girl.
Students from several Delhi colleges joined the march.
They used jokes, rhymes and signs to ask for safer public places and accountability.
Ansh Mourya’s Instagram reel sings “Ek kachori do samosa” in five female singers’ voices.
The voices featured are Kavita Krishnamurthy, Shilpa Rao, Dhvani Bhanushali, Noor Jahan and Neha Kakkar.
The slogan became widely known after women students used it during a Delhi University safety protest.
The “Hum Auratein Azaad Hain” march followed the alleged gang-rape of a 17-year-old girl in Delhi.
Students used humour, rhyme and placards to demand accountability and safer public spaces.
- Who
- Ansh Mourya created the Instagram reel; women and queer students from several Delhi University colleges joined the protest.
- What
- A protest slogan, “Ek kachori do samosa,” was re-created in five singers’ voices and used in a women’s safety campaign.
- Where
- The reel appeared on Instagram, while the march took place in Delhi and involved Delhi University colleges.
- When
- The reel and protest slogan were highlighted this week; the article gives no exact date.
- Why
- The reel was made for entertainment, while students used the slogan to highlight women’s safety, accountability and safer public spaces.
Key facts
- Reel creator
- Ansh Mourya, who posts as @ansh_mourya7
- Featured voices
- Kavita Krishnamurthy, Shilpa Rao, Dhvani Bhanushali, Noor Jahan and Neha Kakkar
- Original protest chant
- “Ek kachori do samosa, in mardon ka kya bharosa”
- March name
- “Hum Auratein Azaad Hain,” meaning “We women are free”
- Participating colleges
- Miranda House, Lady Shri Ram College, Gargi College and Kamala Nehru College
- Protest focus
- Women’s safety, accountability and safer public spaces
- Reported incident
- The march followed the alleged gang-rape of a 17-year-old girl near Aastha Kunj Park in Kalkaji, Delhi
Quotes
Delhi University women students
Participants in the women’s safety solidarity march
“Ek kachori do samosa, in mardon ka kya bharosa”
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“Ek kachori do samosa”
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Delhi University protesters
Protesters whose slogans and placards were shared from the march
“Cutie nahi, kranti hoon”
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Sources
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