Colourful dissent: How graffiti plays a role in Presidency’s resistance

As the sit-in at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi enters second month, street art and music have been at the forefront of the nationwide agitations against CAA and NRC in various universities. (Express photo: Shashi Ghosh)

While this form of expression has become more or less accepted by the government, many street artists still use their paint as a political weapon. (Express photo: Shashi Ghosh)

After Jamia Millia Islamia and JNU, Kolkata's Presidency university students are using art to express their resistance. (Express photo: Shashi Ghosh)

Students have made graffiti on the college walls and hostel to convey their message. (Express photo: Shashi Ghosh)

Graffiti is one of the strongest tools to protest and in view of the current political situation, Jadavpur and Presidency university students are making full use of it. (Express photo: Shashi Ghosh)

The graffiti contains slogans like "Rohit ham sharminda hai, tere qatil zinda hai', No to CAA, NRC' and 'Reject CAA' along with caricature of Safdar Hashmi. (Express photo: Shashi Ghosh)