IN PICS | Bengaluru Women March Ahead Of Int'l Women's Day After Recent Hijab Row

Members of Concerned Women of Bangalore and their supporters hold placards during a demonstration for dignity, education, choice, plurality and peace, ahead of International Womens Day, in Bengaluru, Sunday, Mar 6, 2022. (Photo: PTI)

The march ahead of Women’s Day comes after the recent Hijab row which started in parts of Karnataka when Muslim students were not allowed into class wearing a Hijab. (Photo: PTI)

Some women were dressed as social reformers Fatima Sheik & Savitribai Phule who together began educating girls from the oppressed communities. (Photo: PTI)

The group, which included teachers, students, lawyers, activists and even survivors of abuse. (Photo: PTI)

March 8 is celebrated as International Women's Day, “Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow” is the theme for this year’s celebration.(Photo: PTI)

“The year 2022 is pivotal for achieving gender equality in the context of climate change and environmental and disaster risk reduction, which are some of the greatest global challenges of the twenty-first century,” UN Women said in a statement. (Photo: PTI)