#emBODYindia gallery

By Abigail K. Fiedler, Lynn Miao, and Harrison K. Wexner

September 25, 2014

#emBODYindia - Dean Rakesh Khurana holds a sign that reads "women's rights are human rights" as part of the #emBODYindia campaign. By Courtesy of #emBODYindia

#emBODYindia - Disha Verma, one of the organizers of emBODYindia and co-author of the original post, has gained attention from multiple media outlets which have wrongly claimed she went topless for her image in the campaign. By Courtesy of #emBODYindia

#emBODYindia - A '15 college student holds a sign for the #emBODYindia campaign. The project features both male and female members of the Harvard community, and seeks to combat the unwanted sexualization of women in India. By Courtesy of #emBODYindia

#emBODYindia - Tiana A. Abdulmassih ’15, a Crimson multimedia chair, poses for the #emBODYindia campaign. By Courtesy of #emBODYindia

#emBODYindia - A college sophomore poses in Tercentenary Theater for the #emBODYindia campaign. By Courtesy of #emBODYindia

#emBODYindia - Students from all over the university are featured in the campaign. This image is of a student from the Graduate School of Design. By Courtesy of #emBODYindia

#emBODYindia - Another student posing for the #emBODYindia campaign by the John Harvard statue. By Courtesy of #emBODYindia

The Harvard U.S. India Initiative’s “emBODYindia” campaign published its first post at midnight on Thursday, and fewer than twenty four hours later, is already attracting international attention.

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