'Awaaz do, hum ek hain': A ground report from Hyd's million march against CAA and NRC

A common thread connected the slogans heard at Hyderabad’s Dharna Chowk on Saturday, where thousands of people turned up to march against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The slogans all called for unity among different religions in India — with the loudest being the popular slogan from university campuses — “Awaaz do” (Say it out loud), with the crowd responding in unison, “Hum ek hai (we are one).” Protesters were also calling for religious unity with a dig at the ruling party at the Centre, “Hindu Muslim bhai bhai, Modi-Shah hai hai.”