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In a spectacular show of strength, on 26 June, farmers’ organisations protested in front of the houses of governors and observed ‘Save Agriculture, Save Constitution Day’ in more than 20 states and union territories against the central Farm Laws and for a legal guarantee of MSP.
The process has shown scant respect for human rights, rule of law and justice.
India ranked among the ten largest food producers globally. Yet, India’s rank in the Global Hunger Index has been falling over the years. Why is India unable to distribute food to its own people?
Science is slow, tedious and evidence riddled, while mythology provides quick and immediate results.
Dr Ambedkar’s book, Annihilation of Caste, continues to trigger the orthodox minds even today and that’s why it is, unfortunately, rarely discoursed on in the social sphere and in academic spaces.
The last seven years show that democracy, rules and regulations can be the perfect cover to suspend democratic values and civil rights. Plus review of a new book on the Emergency by Christophe Jaffrelot and Pratinav Anil.
Intra-elite struggles in the corridors of powers go on, as IMF debt piles up, the economy tanks, and people struggle against privatization.
His lynching had sparked the #notinmyname campaign. However, four years later communal lynchings no longer seem to shock the public. A scary sign of the times.
Farmer leaders say that while the agitation brought an awareness over the agrarian crisis, the path ahead remains crucial given upcoming elections in states like Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Uttarakhand; Farmers lauch padyatra in UP, more to follow.
Silger has attracted protestors from all over Bastar due to rising friction over the establishment of security camps, ostensibly for the purpose of aiding road construction. Across the seven districts of Bastar division, there have been at least 12 such protests since October last year.
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