University students take part in a torchlight procession against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Guwahati, Assam, India, on December 9. The bill was passed by both houses of the Indian parliament the following week and has received the president’s assent to be declared a law by the government. Photo: EPA-EFE/STR University students take part in a torchlight procession against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Guwahati, Assam, India, on December 9. The bill was passed by both houses of the Indian parliament the following week and has received the president’s assent to be declared a law by the government. Photo: EPA-EFE/STR
University students take part in a torchlight procession against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Guwahati, Assam, India, on December 9. The bill was passed by both houses of the Indian parliament the following week and has received the president’s assent to be declared a law by the government. Photo: EPA-EFE/STR
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Letters | As India protested new citizenship law, a long walk home in Assam opened my eyes to the power of the people

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Updated: 11:10am, 20 Dec, 2019

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University students take part in a torchlight procession against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Guwahati, Assam, India, on December 9. The bill was passed by both houses of the Indian parliament the following week and has received the president’s assent to be declared a law by the government. Photo: EPA-EFE/STR University students take part in a torchlight procession against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Guwahati, Assam, India, on December 9. The bill was passed by both houses of the Indian parliament the following week and has received the president’s assent to be declared a law by the government. Photo: EPA-EFE/STR
University students take part in a torchlight procession against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Guwahati, Assam, India, on December 9. The bill was passed by both houses of the Indian parliament the following week and has received the president’s assent to be declared a law by the government. Photo: EPA-EFE/STR
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