Rohith Vemula protest rally: Protests via ink smear, T-shirts
24, Feb 2016
On a day when thousands raised the volume for the cause of justice, artists did not bother with subtlety.
Written by Dipanita Nath | New Delhi | Published:February 24, 2016 2:50 am
Performance artist Inder Salim’s message to the government was in his clothes. He turned up wearing a fluffy red heart pinned to his shirtfront and distributed whistles to the marchers. “Think with your heart,” he urged softly, hopeful that his voice would travel far enough. Three names were pinned to the heart — Vemula, Khalid and Kanhaiya.
On a day when thousands raised the volume for the cause of justice, artists did not bother with subtlety.
Rahul Bhattacharya painted his face with black ink — the smear of choice in attacks against intellectuals — and walked the route blowing a pink whistle to the beats of the crowd chant of ‘Halla Bol’.
