Har Shaam Shaheen Bagh
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Title
Har Shaam Shaheen Bagh
Shelfmark - 563.SP.SINGH
Subject
Fine Art
Description
Har Shaam Shaheen Bagh* is an ode to the infinite courage and resilience of the women of Shaheen Bagh, Delhi, who sat in protest for a 100 days and nights. A book of photographs, drawings, songs, letters and other material gathered as a record of the iconic protest, marks an extraordinary moment in the political and contemporary history of India.
In December 2019 a small group of Muslim women from the working-class neighbourhood of Shaheen Bagh, came out of their homes and sat down in protest, occupying a stretch of one of Delhi’s busiest highways. They were standing up against the Citizenship Amendment Act, which was designed to strip the Constitution of India of its right to religious equality. This peaceful sit-in began in December 2019 until the
pandemic sent India into lockdown, and the state used this as an opportunity to destroy and dismantle all traces of the protest. This
book serves as urgent and crucial evidence of a time that is systematically being erased from our collective memory.
From the women of Standing Rock and Black Lives Matter, The Dandi March and Chipko Movement, and those at the frontlines of India’s non-violent protests, this book is an act of remembrance that preserves the
powerful legacy of women at the forefront of historic revolutions.
*Every evening belongs to Shaheen Bagh
In December 2019 a small group of Muslim women from the working-class neighbourhood of Shaheen Bagh, came out of their homes and sat down in protest, occupying a stretch of one of Delhi’s busiest highways. They were standing up against the Citizenship Amendment Act, which was designed to strip the Constitution of India of its right to religious equality. This peaceful sit-in began in December 2019 until the
pandemic sent India into lockdown, and the state used this as an opportunity to destroy and dismantle all traces of the protest. This
book serves as urgent and crucial evidence of a time that is systematically being erased from our collective memory.
From the women of Standing Rock and Black Lives Matter, The Dandi March and Chipko Movement, and those at the frontlines of India’s non-violent protests, this book is an act of remembrance that preserves the
powerful legacy of women at the forefront of historic revolutions.
*Every evening belongs to Shaheen Bagh
Creator
Prarthna Singh
Publisher
Self
Date
2022
Format
Soft bound in undyed, hand-spun Kora cotton
Book Item Type Metadata
Dimensions
24, 30.5
Number of Pages
152
Number of images
130
Edition Size
800 copies
Place of Publication
New Delhi, India
Designer
Bombay Duck Design
Printer
Naveen Printers
ISBN
9789356275515
Website
https://www.instagram.com/prarthnasingh/
URL Link to project
https://harshaamshaheenbagh.com/
Where to buy
Gulf Photo Plus (Dubai), Motto Books (Berlin), Offset Bookshop (New Delhi)
Links to reviews
https://www.ft.com/content/19dab457-ec72-4086-bc48-164e91aa031a
https://indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/mumbai-photographer-prarthna-singhs-first-solo-book-is-a-walk-down-the-alley-called-shaheen-bagh-7928870/
https://indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/mumbai-photographer-prarthna-singhs-first-solo-book-is-a-walk-down-the-alley-called-shaheen-bagh-7928870/
Collection
Citation
arul, “Har Shaam Shaheen Bagh,” Photo Book Cafe Archive, accessed April 30, 2025, https://www.photobookcafe-archive.co.uk/items/show/563.