Pigeons are often seen as an unavoidable feature of the urban landscape, and bans on feeding them around the world, from Trafalgar Square in London to St. Mark’s Square in Venice, have been enacted without much public pushback.
But in Mumbai, recent restrictions on pigeon feeding have generated protests, counter-protests, clashes with the police and threats of hunger strikes. The tensions highlight cultural and religious fault lines in India’s largest city.
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