Another Republic Day, Another Mass Protest and Another Year of Repression? For many Indians who take pride in their constitution and the recognition of their country as the worldâs largest democracy, a sense of despondency is setting in. A security person keeps vigil near India Gate on the eve of 72nd Republic Day, in New Delhi, Monday, January 25, 2021. Photo: PTI/Kamal Singh Rights26/Jan/2021 Â Last January around Republic Day, attention was focused on the women of Shaheen Bagh. Their peaceful round-the-clock picket protest organised mostly under tents in the short but bitter Delhi winter was awakening the conscience of the country, inspiring protestors from all walks of life to stand up for Indiaâs constitutional commitment to secular values. Activists, poets and thousands of ordinary people committed to inclusion in the tradition of