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Ankita Subudhi

HR4001

India Gate as a site of protest: space and contestations

 India Gate's role as a site of protest in the recent decade has developed an image as a backdrop for civil protest. This theatricality is analysed through spatial studies. There has been a shift in how the site is perceived post-independence to protest. Conducting a historical and current protest data analysis it is concluded that, India Gate has become a conducive site for protest in Delhi over the recent decade. Undertaking a spatial analysis the site’s; location, visibility, and planning are considered, implying that its presence is more powerful as a site of protest from its nearby sites through a Foucauldian lens. The historical and spatial analysis reveals the various ways the space is politicized. This spatial study will contribute to the scholarship on public spaces and protest sites.

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Module 1: readings

Module 3: methodology and data collection part 1 (historical)

Module 3: methodology and data collection part 1 (historical)

Module 3: data collection of protests at India Gate post-independence

Module 3: data collection (visual) and observations

Module 3: key observations from protests

Module 3: mapping the analysis spatially

Mapping analysis

Map and data analysis in terms of space