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‘Write me down, I am an Indian’: This poem by Ajmal Khan featuring Varun Grover hits out at the NRC

Name: ‘Write me down, I am an Indian’: This poem by Ajmal Khan featuring Varun Grover hits out at the NRC
Uploaded: 2020-01-06T13:19:14.965026+05:30
Channel: Scroll Staff
Description: ‘My ancestors tilled the soil here. They lived here and died, their roots are deeper than the roots of these banyan and coconut trees.’

‘My ancestors tilled the soil here. They lived here and died, their roots are deeper than the roots of these banyan and coconut trees.’

Scroll Staff

Jan 06, 2020 · 01:19 pm

A man cycles past graffiti against India's Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC)in New Delhi on December 18, 2019. Tens of thousands have rallied around the country against the new citizenship law they say is anti-Muslim, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi has remained defiant. | Prakash Singh/AFP

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