It has been a week of love and passion, as protests have swelled across the country.

Young women from Jamia Millia, Ladeeda Farzana and Ayesha Rena, held up a forbidding finger to the police, as they shielded their friend—bravery and love. In their interviews political clarity, religious faith, family support intertwined fluidly. Outside the IIM Bangalore gates, students lined up their shoes and placards, in a stunning image of protest, when Section 144 restricted them. Protesters bussed away by cops tweeted to calm each other.