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Jantar Mantar in New Delhi is no longer just an 18th-century astronomical observatory built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in 1724 to track the stars with massive stone instruments. For more than three decades it has served as India’s most recognisable public square of dissent, a place where citizens bring their grievances within earshot of Parliament.

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Fall 2025: Issue 43