Sabiha Khanum, mother of jailed activist Umar Khalid, addressed a book event for 'Fractured Communities: Adivasi Histories and the Politics of Power' at the Press Club of India, New Delhi, on 11 August 2026 — coinciding with Umar Khalid's sixth birthday in custody. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
A book event for 'Fractured Communities: Adivasi Histories and the Politics of Power' was held at the Press Club of India in New Delhi on 11 August 2026, with Sabiha Khanum — mother of detained activist Umar Khalid — among the speakers, marking his sixth year in prison. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The event for 'Fractured Communities: Adivasi Histories and the Politics of Power' at the Press Club of India on 11 August 2026 served as both a book discussion and a solidarity gathering, with Sabiha Khanum speaking on behalf of her son Umar Khalid, who has been in custody since 2020. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
On Umar Khalid's birthday — his sixth spent behind bars — his mother Sabiha Khanum took the stage at the Press Club of India in New Delhi on 11 August 2026 to speak at the launch of 'Fractured Communities: Adivasi Histories and the Politics of Power'. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Sabiha Khanum addressed attendees at the Press Club of India, New Delhi, at an event centred on 'Fractured Communities: Adivasi Histories and the Politics of Power' on 11 August 2026, as supporters gathered to mark Umar Khalid's sixth birthday in detention. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Sabiha Khanum, mother of detained activist Umar Khalid, was present at the Press Club of India in New Delhi on 11 August 2026 for the book event centred on 'Fractured Communities: Adivasi Histories and the Politics of Power', held to mark his sixth birthday in prison. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Sabiha Khanum and Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha were among those who attended the book event for 'Fractured Communities: Adivasi Histories and the Politics of Power' at the Press Club of India, New Delhi, on 11 August 2026, marking jailed activist Umar Khalid's sixth birthday in custody. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)