Celebration of diversity: Our favourite placards from Aurat March Karachi

Placards at Aurat March tell stories of abuse, suffering, torture, neglect, discrimination, sexism and misogyny. As easy it is to turn a blind eye to abuse being inflicted upon someone else’s body, in someone else’s home, it becomes equally difficult to share one’s own experiences in a world that’s adamant on looking away.

The marching ground, thus, becomes a platform for raising awareness—a reality check that we are part of a cruel society, which disregards identities not conforming to its mainstream ideologies.

Religious and sexual minorities also join the protest to not only talk about the ways they’re discriminated against, but also remind everyone of the autonomy and power they should exercise as equal citizens of Pakistan.

Hailing from the deserts of Tharparker, Hamraj Singh, a recent graduate of IBA held a placard for the young widows of Tharparker. Other than his message, his vibrant turban is what caught our attention. "I'm a Rajput, and this is a pagri that is mostly found

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