Jungle Passports: Fences, Mobility, and Citizenship at the Northeast India-Bangladesh Border
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Like many nations around the world, the US and India have been caught up in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, cities like New York reeled under the worst of the onslaught. Earlier this year, India was struck by a deadly second wave. Many parts of the country, including the National Capital of Delhi suffered from a severe shortage of oxygen.
On March 24, 2020, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement about the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, the four-month-old sit-in protest site in New Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, where dadis and nanis, children, students, and concerned citizens challenged India’s controversial Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens, was bulldozed by the Delhi police.
Juni Bahuguna began her role as Assistant Director, Student & Visitor Programs at CASI in January 2023. Previously, she'd served as Administrative Coordinator at CASI since August 2021. Prior to CASI, she worked as a teacher's assistant in north Philadelphia, where she managed a classroom of high-energy children, tailoring activities to stimulate and engage their young minds as they progressed.