Be it rainbows painted on their faces or with pro-love placards in their hands, the students expressed themselves in the most innovative ways. “For me, pride is a celebration of the queer community, who have overcome legal and social boundaries to fight for their rights,” said Srishti Sarkar, founder of JU’s Fashion and Design Society
While Bahnishikha Das sported a rainbow shirt, (right) Saiyeb Akhtar had painted his lips with a rainbow. The students of Jadavpur University posed in front of graffiti of a Dali mask, a global symbol of resistance. “The Pride Parade was all about acceptance. Love is love, and nothing should come between it. We believe in this because it is about treating all of us equally,” said Das