Delhi Students Protest Sexist Women’s Hostel Rules

Women from the Delhi universities took to the streets against the draconian hostel rules.

The front gate of Miranda House, University of Delhi. (Photo: Facebook/Pinjra Tod)

Women in Delhi’s various universities have had enough. On a Monday morning in September, women from the city’s universities took to the streets to protest the draconian hostel curfews and strictly regulated and restricted leaves — rules that their male counterparts are not subject to. ‘Pinjra Tod’ was spray painted across gates, walls and roads in and around universities, encouraging women to ‘break the cage’ and take a stand against sexist rules that curtail movement, and encourage surveillance.
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