Amid cheers and the shouting of slogans seeking “Azadi” from the shackles of heteronormativity and homophobia, Hindu College witnessed the second edition of its Pride parade on September 18. The parade, organised by the Women’s Development Cell of the Delhi University college with help from its various societies, saw participation by around 700 people from the campus and outside. The first edition of the parade was organised last year after the Supreme Court decriminalised homosexuality in the country.
The 2019 parade kicked off with Abstractions, the Fine Arts Society, opening free stalls for face painting. This went on from 10 am to 2 pm, and by the end of it the whole college, it seemed, had been rainbow-painted. Thereafter, Aarambh, the Western Dance Society, and Ibtida, the Dramatics Society, held their jamming sessions. The crowd danced to the tunes of songs such as “Pyaar Hua Iqraar Hua” and “Jeene ke hain Chaar Din”, and frequently shouted the slogan “Humko Chahiye Azadi”. We want freedom!
