Bilkis Dadi
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This article is about an Indian activist from Delhi. For the victim of gang-rape in the Gujarat riots, see 2002 Gujarat riots § Bilkis Bano case.
Bilkis Dadi (lit. transl. 'Grandmother Bilkis'; born Bilkis Bano)[2] is an Indian activist who was at the forefront of protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) passed by the central Government of India.[3][4] She received national and international coverage during the sit-in protest in Shaheen Bagh in Delhi. For her role in the Shaheen Bagh protest, she came to be known as one of the 'Dadis of Shaheen Bagh' (English: Grandmothers of Shaheen Bagh) and went on to be listed on the Time 100 list and BBC's 100 Women in 2020. She was named "Woman of the Year" in The World's 500 Most Influential Muslims for 2020.
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Bilkis Dadi | |
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Born | (1938-01-01) 1 January 1938 (age 86) |
Other names | The Dadi of Shaheen Bagh |
Known for | Sitting at Shaheen Bagh protests |
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