In Pics: India This Week

Indian Muslims shout slogans as they participate in a rally urging people to cast their votes, in Mumbai, India, Thursday, 14 March, 2019. India’s national election will be held in seven phases in April and May.

(Photo Courtesy: AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

Beyond the headlines and behind the scenes, The Quint brings you a snapshot of India this week, from 9 to 15 March 2019.

Indian policemen detain exile Tibetans during a protest outside the Chinese Embassy, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, 12 March, 2019. The protest was to mark the 60th anniversary of the 10 March, 1959, Tibetan Uprising Day, against the Chinese rule, which was brutally quelled by Chinese army forcing the spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and thousands of Tibetans to come into exile. (Photo Courtesy: AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

A Kashmiri activist of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attends a party workers meet ahead of upcoming elections in Srinagar, on Thursday, 14 March, 2019. India’s national election will be held in seven phases in April and May. (Photo Courtesy: AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during her visit to Gandhi Ashram for a prayer meeting, in Ahmedabad, Tuesday, 12 March, 2019. (Photo Courtesy: PTI Photo/Santosh Hirlekar) 

Australia’s Pat Cummins celebrates the wicket of India’s Kedar Jadhav during the final one day international cricket match between India and Australia in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, 13  March, 2019. (Photo Courtesy: AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Women buy new designs of PM Narendra Modi sarees at a shop, in Ghatkopar, Mumbai, on 11 March, 2019, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.(Photo: PTI)

A general view shows a part of the partially collapsed foot overbridge near a train station in south Mumbai, Thursday, 14 March, 2019. The bridge connected the bustling Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus railway station with the Azad Maidan Police Station.(Photo: PTI)

Kashmiri school children attend morning prayer in their school in Srinagar, India, Monday, 11 March, 2019. Schools in Indian Kashmir reopened Monday after a three months winter break. (Photo Courtesy: AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Congress President Rahul Gandhi interacts with the students at Stella Maris Women’s College, in Chennai, Wednesday, 13 March, 2019. (Photo: PTI)

Indian Brides sit for a mass marriage ceremony in New Delhi, India, Friday, March 8, 2019. Mass weddings in India are organized by social organizations primarily to help economically backward families.(Photo Courtesy: AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan takes a selfie with his fans during his 54th birthday celebration at his residence, in Mumbai, Thursday, 14 March, 2019. (Photo: PTI)

Students from different institutions hold placards and banners as they participate in a climate protest in New Delhi, India, Friday, 15 March, 2019. Students in more than 80 countries and territories worldwide plan to skip class Friday in protest over their governments’ failure to act against global warming. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)