The old woman's sign, her stance and her position at the banks of a river indicate the conflict over waterbodies in India. The conflict is between political-administrative representations and the lived experience of the land/water boundary. The focus on the old woman's role in the protest implies a resilience and emphasis on lived, long-term experience of place. The sentiment is one of anger directed towards hidden political-administrative bodies.
This is a visualization of a protest about classification, land-use and toxic industry within a toxic political economy. Note the critical commentary for this artifact differs from the commentary embedded in the photo essay. I will refer to the more expansive caption from the essay in my comments.