Pukasa holds protest meet in solidarity with Delhi students in Kerala’s Kochi
The Left-leaning collective Pukasa organized a protest in Kochi to show solidarity with student agitators in Delhi. The event featured performances, protest anthems, and speeches by various artists and writers.
Why it matters
It illustrates the mobilization of regional cultural groups in India to support national-level student movements.
Purogamana Kalasahithya Sangham (Pukasa), a Left-leaning collective of writers and artists, organised a protest meet in Kochi on Friday (July 24, 2026) in solidarity with the ongoing student agitation in Delhi.
Joshy Donbosco, State secretary of Pukasa, inaugurated the meet. Vanitha Sahithi State secretary Ravitha Haridas, artists Sathyapal and Sindhu Divakaran, and Pukasa district secretary Saheer Ali were among those who addressed the gathering.
A monodrama titled Hrudayam , written by Sureshkumar Sreestha, was performed by A.H. Shanavas at the event.
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