Support the Struggle of the Farmers: It Is Our Struggle Too – Part 2
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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.

Farmers’ Struggle: A Lesson in Resilience; Farmers Announce Republic Day Parade with Tractors
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Farmers’ Struggle: A Lesson in Resilience; Farmers Announce Republic Day Parade with Tractors

A month into the protests, farmers are determined not to yield. Alternative media, books, and songs are keeping their spirits high. On January 2, they announced a new plan of action for the month, including a “tractor parade” on Republic Day if their demands are not met.

India’s Farmers Provide an Object Lesson in Democratic Mass Action
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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.

2020 Witnessed the Deliberate Destruction of Democratic Rights Organisations in India
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2020 Witnessed the Deliberate Destruction of Democratic Rights Organisations in India

The year 2020 has also been marked by the destruction of the democratic rights organizations of India, as part of a vicious plan of the BJP government to irreparably shrink the democratic space for a future that we can only tremble to think about.

Elsevier and Wiley Declare War on Research Community in India
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Elsevier and Wiley Declare War on Research Community in India

Three academic publishers have asked the Court to block the websites Sci-Hub and Libgen in India, which provide free downloads of research publications and books. Without access to the journals available on these websites for free, it is almost impossible to do quality research..