Har Shaam Shaheen Bagh: One Hundred Days of Resistance (Prarthna Singh)
This book is a collection of photographs, drawings, maps, letters, songs and other material created during the 100 day peaceful sit-in of the women at Shaheen Bagh
A selection of the gathered materials showcased in the final book Har Shaam Shaheen Bagh: One Hundred Days of Resistance, created and curated by photographer Prarthna Singh.
“The protest site, the beating heart of the movement was made of brightly hued tarpauline. A shapeshifter of sorts, new layers were added to it every day to include the large number of people joining, also to protect us from the incessant rain and hail. The Metropolitical department had declared that Delhi was witnessing one of its coldest winters in 108 years © Prarthna Singh.”
“At the heart of the self-published book Har Shaam Shaheen Bagh lies a letter that Nasreen writes to her three young children. Written in Urdu, on pages from one of her children’s school notebooks and printed in its original form in the book, it describes the historic moment she was witnessing and why it held so much importance in the lives of so many, including hers.”
Har Shaam Shaheen Bagh, Prarthna Singh, 2022, photography. Publication designed by Bombay Duck Designs, a design studio co-owned by Sameer Kulavoor [featured on Kuch Hai previously]
Singh is born and based in Mumbai, India. She studied in Rhode Island, USA.
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