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.
The Global Angle to the Farmer Protests
The USA and Europe are seeking to transform the agriculture of developing countries like India in accordance with their needs – in effect, they want a re-creation of the economic scenario of the colonial period. Modi govt’s three farm laws are meant to comply with their wishes.
India’s Farmers Provide an Object Lesson in Democratic Mass Action
Where mobs flail to a tune set into motion by some dog-whistle, refuse reasoned debate, take recourse to abuse, vilification, threat, and finally, the strong arm, democratic mass actions bank on the power of knowledge.
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.
A Matter of Survival of the Peasantry
Till now there was an arrangement in the country under which, even though agriculture was crumbling under the impact of neo-liberalism, the peasantry was kept alive. The three laws brought in by the Modi government are meant to remove this life-line altogether.
Farmers Denied Rs 1,900 Crore Due to Sales Below MSP in Last Two Months
This analysis reinforces the fact that the announcement of MSP for most crops remains mostly on paper as farmers are rarely able to sell it for these prices.
State Governments in Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan Pass Amended Farm Bills
The Congress governments in these states introduce amended farms Bills in their State Assemblies to counter the Central Acts and safeguard the interests of farmers.
Why Our Country’s Nutritional Security and Farmers’ Welfare are Inseparable Issues
India’s record is lowest among South Asian countries in fighting hunger and stands to worsen following the new farm laws.
Resilience of Farmers Protesting on Delhi’s Borders Instils Hope in India’s Future
The decency, courage and spirit of the farmers camping in the brutal cold on Delhi’s borders is simply amazing. Shows that despite everything India has been through this year, her conscience is still very much alive and kicking.
Long March to Peasant Unity
The unprecedented unity among peasant organisations is not a sudden development. It has been built over several struggles, which have expanded the base of the peasant movement and snowballed into the massive protests against the new farm laws.