Who is Neha Bora? Meet the JNUSU leader and AISA president
Neha Bora, the national president of the All India Students’ Association, has attracted attention through student protests and her recent detention in Delhi. Born in Khatima, Uttarakhand, she studied sociology at Hindu College, pursued postgraduate studies at Dr B. R. Ambedkar University and joined Jawaharlal Nehru University for PhD research in theatre and performance studies. Her journey from…
Neha Bora, a 29-year-old PhD scholar at JNU's School of Arts and Aesthetics, has emerged as the face of the ongoing Jantar Mantar 2.0 protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar. Bora is the national president of the All India Students Association (AISA) and is a prominent activist associated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation.
Born in Khatima, Uttarakhand, her family is reportedly staunch supporters of the BJP, which has led to ideological disagreements at home. Bora's activism began during her undergraduate years at Delhi University with a street theatre group called Sangwari and continued through student-led protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in 2019-2020.
Despite facing challenges, including being detained by police, Bora remains resolute in her pursuit of CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.
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