JNU research scholar Neha Bora became the face of a student movement: How a 23-day hunger strike brought her into the national spotlight

JNU research scholar Neha Bora led a 23-day hunger strike at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar demanding changes in the examination system and greater accountability.

Her speeches and organisational role turned her into one of the most recognisable faces of the student movement, with nationwide attention via social media.

Neha Bora is from Uttarakhand and spent part of her childhood in Siliguri, West Bengal; she completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Delhi before a master’s at Dr.