Taravanti Kaur is worried. “Whatever little work is available to us now, will also not be there once these farm laws are passed,” she says. … Punjab farm labourersRead more
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Posted inIndia / Suicide / ToMl / Worker
Why farmers kill themselves
More than 28 farmers and farm labourers die by suicide in India every day, according to the 2021 State of India’s Environment (SoE) report — … Why farmers kill themselvesRead more
Posted inHindutva / India / Protest / ToMl
They are Fighting in a Second Struggle for Economic Freedom
Sitting with several buckets by his side, Ramrishi Dalal politely serves water to each person that passes by. Dalal, who hails from Manat in Haryana’s … They are Fighting in a Second Struggle for Economic FreedomRead more
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Adivasi still don’t own the land they cultivate
“My son died about four years ago. A year after that, my husband died too,” says 70-year-old Bhima Tandale. Sitting under the hot sun at … Adivasi still don’t own the land they cultivateRead more
Posted inHindutva / India / Protest / USA Empire
Why Does the US Support the Three Farm Laws?
On February 4, the US State Department exhorted India to resolve differences with the farmers protesting against the Farm Laws through dialogue. State Department spokesperson … Why Does the US Support the Three Farm Laws?Read more
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Why Do Farmers From UP Regret
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Rich Farmers, Global Plots, Local Stupidity
Cutting off water and electricity to lakhs of human beings, exposing them to serious health hazards by doing so, having police and paramilitary barricade them … Rich Farmers, Global Plots, Local StupidityRead more
Posted inIndia / Politics / Protest / ToMl
Will the corporate-wale feed us for free?
Kailash Khandagale’s eyes widened as he scanned the maidan. “There are so many farmers here,” the 38-year-old landless labourer remarked, limping across the ground. On … Will the corporate-wale feed us for free?Read more
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Disha Ravi’s Brave Statements in Court Should Challenge India’s Judicial Conscience
“If highlighting farmers’ protest globally is sedition, I am better [off] in jail.” This is one of the most powerful sentences spoken by an Indian … Disha Ravi’s Brave Statements in Court Should Challenge India’s Judicial ConscienceRead more
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Families of Arrested Farmers Resolve to Continue Protest
On January 23, Buta Singh, 48, returned from the farmers’ protest at Tikri against the three contentious agricultural laws. The same day, his younger son, … Families of Arrested Farmers Resolve to Continue ProtestRead more