Bilkis Dadi

Bilkis Dadi, Shaheen Bagh Dadi (real name, Bilkis Bano) is an Indian activist. She has protested against the CAA passed by Indian central government.[2] She was at the forefront of the Shaheen Bagh protests in Delhi and sat with hundreds of women under a canopied tent at the anti-CAA/NRC sit-in protest for over three months.[3][4]

Bilkis Bano
Born1937/1938 (age 82–83)
Hapur, Uttar Pradesh[1]
Known forSitting at Shaheen Bagh protests

In an interview published in livemint.com, she said that it is the idea of a plural India that she and her late husband grew up with that she is fighting for, "despite all odds...They passed the Babri Masjid verdict, triple talaq law, demonetization, we didn’t say anything, but we will not stand for this division"[5]

During the 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest, Bilkis Bano tried to join the protests but was escorted away by the police.[6]

Recognition

On 23 September 2020, she was included in Time magazine's Time 100 list of the 100 most influential people in 2020 in the icons category. In her profile, journalist and author Rana Ayyub described her as ‘the voice of the marginalised’.[7]

In November 2020, BBC listed Bilkis Dadi in the list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2020. BBC quotes her saying:

“Women should feel empowered to step out of their homes and raise their voice, especially against injustice. If they don't leave their homes, how will they showcase their strength?”[8]

She was featured in the 2021 edition of The Muslim 500: The World’s 500 Most Influential Muslims which named her Woman of the Year.[9]

See also

References
  1. "'PM Modi is my son': says Shaheen Bagh's 'Bilkis Dadi' named in TIME's most influential people". Hindustan Times. Sep 25, 2020. Retrieved Dec 13, 2020.
  2. "Shaheen Bagh 'dadi' Bilkis named in Time Magazine's list of 100 Most Influential People". India Today. Archived from the original on 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  3. "'Modi is afraid': women take lead in India's citizenship protests". theguardian.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  4. Masih, Niha. "India's first-time protesters: Mothers and grandmothers stage weeks-long sit-in against citizenship law". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2020-06-18. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  5. "The old guard: meet the elderly protesters of Zakir Nagar and Shaheen Bagh". livemint.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  6. The Wire Staff. "Delhi Police Stop Bilkis Dadi From Protesting With Farmers at Singhu Border". The Wire. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  7. "Bilkis Is on the 2020 TIME 100 List". TIME. Archived from the original on 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  8. "BBC 100 Women 2020: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  9. "The World's 500 Most Influential Muslim 2021" (PDF). Muslim 500 (pdf). Retrieved 18 January 2021.


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