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Campus crusaders

Four student politicians from different parties on the importance of political activism, funding, tangible reform, and how it can help shape students both professionally and personally.

Shehla Rashid Shora

28, Student of M Phil, Jawaharlal Nehru Univeristy (JNU), Delhi; Member, All India Students Association and former Vice President, JNUSU

Be it leading a students' agitation demanding the release of Kanhaiya Kumar or fighting for gender equality, Shehla Rashid Shora is a prominent voice in student politics with a wide following on social media. "Student politics teaches us how to ask meaningful questions, which is the basic tenet of science. It gives you an overall perspective on various things, how history has evolved or how technology has shaped things. I use the

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