"Know Your Rights": Woman Who Blocked Mumbai Police Van To Free Protesters
Rhiya Ahir was on Wednesday seen blocking a police van in Mumbai that was carrying a group of detained students during demonstrations Audacity in the face of authority. Courage in the face of crackdown. One citizen towering over the system. One woman's act of defiance. An image that inspires both awe and hope. When she stood in front of that police van, Rhiya Ahir became the most defining image of the ongoing protest. That one act transformed a 27-year-old model into a role model for a generation. Rhiya Ahir was on Wednesday seen blocking a police van in Mumbai that was carrying a group of detained students during demonstrations demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination irregularities. She refused to move and her defiance led to the release of the detained protesters at Shivaji Park in Mumbai's Dadar area. "I had gone to join the protest and was waiting for my friends. I could hear the exhilarating slogans at the pro...