Meet India's feisty Gen Z protester who is taking on Modi
Neha Bora, a 29-year-old PhD student and activist, has emerged as a prominent figure in the Gen Z-led protest movement against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government in India. The protests, which focus on electoral and education reforms, represent a significant challenge to the current administration.
Why it matters
The rise of youth-led activism in India highlights growing political dissatisfaction and the increasing influence of grassroots movements in the country's political landscape.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Neha Bora is a PhD student at Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University
When India's Gen Z-led protesters return to Delhi this weekend for demonstrations seeking the resignation of the country's top election official, one of the prominent faces at the forefront will be that of a 29-year-old PhD student.
Neha Bora is a theatre artist and activist who has been with the All India Students' Association (Aisa), a Left-wing organisation known for campus politics, for the past decade and been its president for the past two years.
But Neha's - who uses "they" and "them" as personal pronouns - visibility is no longer limited to campuses.
Viral videos over the past few days show them being dragged through the street by a group of female police officials, climbing on top of police barricades, raising their fist and shouting slogans, and being detained.
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