Dear Jailer Saheb: A Letter From Ravish Kumar
No prison wall can be so high as to suppress the soaring free voice. Those who seek to shackle the freedom of expression want to turn the entire country into a giant jail.
Viral Inequality and the Farmers’ Struggle in India
The recent farm bills will impose the neoliberal shock therapy of dispossession and dependency, finally clearing the way to restructure the agri-food sector. The massive inequalities and injustices that have resulted from the COVID-related lockdowns are a mere taste of what is to come.
When Gandhi Put the Entire Colonial System on Trial After Being Charged With Sedition
From the way Gandhi defended himself in the 1922 sedition case, if we have a sense of history and a sense of respect for Gandhi, sedition should never have continued as an offence in the statute books after India won independence.
‘Mr PM, Repeal the 3 Farm Laws’, Says Former Naval Chief
Since my retirement in 1993 I have been living in the village of Bhaimala in Raigad District, and greening the land. That has made me understand the harsh realities of farming and led me to support the issues our farmers are today struggling to highlight.
Republic Day 2021 – Let Our Farmers Parade!
The present ruling dispensation is pitching the Jawan against the Kisan. This cannot be countenanced. A Jawan-Kisan Republic Day-2021 is possibly the best panacea! Let the farmers parade and celebrate!
Ambedkar Felt Nobody Could be as Disdainful of the Legislature as the British. Modi Proved Him Wrong
By cancelling the winter session of the Parliament, the Modi government has yet again undercut the legislature and the deliberative process of law-making.
Support the Struggle of the Farmers: It Is Our Struggle Too – Part 2
The struggle against neoliberal reforms in agriculture would not only make farming sustainable and profitable, it would also lead to the creation of crores of jobs in agriculture. Therefore, the struggle of the farmers is closely connected to the struggle of the youth for adequate means of livelihood.
Women Rise in Anger at Farm Law Protests Breaking Patriarchy and Stereotypes
One of the fascinating fallouts of the protests by farmers on the borders of Delhi has been the emergence of women in the forefront taking charge.
A Month On, Farmers Movement Remains Resolute
A collection of articles and news snippets on the farmers’ movement against the three farm laws, that continues to spread and intensify across the country. The farmers have also given a call to boycott Ambani-Adani products.
Health and Wealth in India – Farmers’ Lives Matter
To appreciate what is happening to agriculture and farmers in India, we must first understand how globalisation has subverted the development paradigm.