The Dissenting and Defiant Citizen Is Indian of the Year Whether at Shaheen Bagh or on the highways outside Delhi, Indians are standing up for dignity and rights for all. Santokh Singh, 70, a farmer who was hurt by a tear gas shell and received stitches, poses for a picture at the site of a protest against the newly passed farm bills, at Singhu border near Delhi, India December 2, 2020. Photo: Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis Rights26/Dec/2020 In an environment where dissidence is considered an act of rebellion, even sedition, where people are thrown into jail for standing up for rights, and where even a cartoon or a joke can get the politicians riled up, some Indians have let it be known that they will not get cowed down. Especially when it comes to matters of dignity and livelihood.