Public spaces for protests shrink

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As protests against changes to the citizenship law grow in India, the police and city corporations are shutting down spaces where people usually assemble to demonstrate.

Bangalore's iconic Town Hall, which will turn 85 this year, has been known for decades as much for the range of public protests on its 14 broad front steps as the grandeur of its neoclassical architecture. But not anymore.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on March 08, 2020, with the headline Public spaces for protests shrink. Subscribe