Urban Pulse| Where does a city voice its dissent?

Chandigarh, a planned capital with public plazas and institutional precincts, offers multiple settings for public expression.

Urban design influences protest forms, with locations like Sector 17 Plaza or outside the UT secretariat conveying different messages.

Delhi's protest sites have shifted from Boat Club lawns and Ramleela Maidan to Jantar Mantar and border highways.

Student movements often gather at Panjab University, while administrative protests converge near government offices.

Protest locations amplify movements symbolically, giving democracy a geography within cities.