Mumbai-based copywriter Sarah Syed says she was long alarmed by the Hindu nationalist direction of
India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi but felt powerless to stop it -- until now.
Like many others taking part in the current wave of protests, the final straw was Modi's new citizenship law and then the images of students being tear-gassed when they demonstrated against it.
"Now though it feels criminal to sit out the
protests and say nothing," the 27-year-old told AFP.