India, Nov. 17 -- Winter in Delhi comes with a grey, smoky veil, forcing residents to cover their faces with masks as they wrap their heads in woollens. The capital's air pollution is not only a health emergency, it also deepens inequality - as the rich retreat behind the safety of personal air purifiers and the poor work outdoors without any protection from the toxic air.

This year, the residents faced the additional assualts of suppressing of air quality data and throttling of dissenting voices. In the face of these threats to multiple human rights, the artistic community has not stayed silent. Through songs, films, paintings and photographs, they have mounted a powerful protest against the policymakers who have failed to address this ...