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Jul 28, 2021

Seeds Of Trouble: Profits have prevailed over national interest

With Monsanto/Bayer vs Nuziveedu Seed Limited (NSL) secretly settled out-of-court, the two factions of the 20,000 crore seed industry-National Seed Association of India (NSAI) comprising small & medium Indian seed companies (seedcos), and the Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) comprising foreign seed MNCs including Monsanto/Bayer, Syngenta, among others…

Nsl

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Jul 12, 2021

Farmers’ sympathy for leaders grows

As the Samyukta Kisan Morcha was blocking roads all across India on March 26 and celebrating Bharat Bandh, the situation in Ahmedabad got out of hand. The Bharatiya Kisan Union’s (BKU) Yudhvir Singh was arrested in the middle of a press conference. The arresting officer, with the IPS stars on…

India

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Farmers’ sympathy for leaders grows
Farmers’ sympathy for leaders grows

Jul 12, 2021

The Tremors of India’s Farmer Protests Are Sparking a Rumble in Chautala

Chautala: A no-confidence motion in Haryana, a farmer revolution growing in their backyard and an ongoing tussle between the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress for the state — the Chautala clan have had a lot on their plate over the last few months. Both factions of the clan — Dushyant’s…

India

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The Tremors of India’s Farmer Protests Are Sparking a Rumble in Chautala
The Tremors of India’s Farmer Protests Are Sparking a Rumble in Chautala

Jun 17, 2021

Waiting For a COVID-19 Hospital Bed in Delhi: A Personal Experience

My cellphone rings at 3:30 am. “Can you come now, my father is in the hospital,” said a man on the other end. It was a serious affair. …

Covid 19 India

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Waiting For a COVID-19 Hospital Bed in Delhi: A Personal Experience
Waiting For a COVID-19 Hospital Bed in Delhi: A Personal Experience

Jun 16, 2021

The doublespeak on the pandemic

The Government using the lockdowns, curfews and sundry other curbs in the name of public health concerns is just a façade One swallow doesn’t make a summer but one Ambani, Anmol, speaking out against the lockdown makes for an interesting situation. Recently, the son of Anil Ambani lashed out against…

India

4 min read

The doublespeak on the pandemic
The doublespeak on the pandemic

Jun 16, 2021

In Gujarat, Rakesh Tikait Spreads His Message of Farmer Unity

Palanpur: With the coming of the green mango season, Rakesh Tikait spent some time in Gujarat early this month, in an attempt to “seed a revolution”. The battle lines were already drawn before Tikait’s journey to the state — the Gujarat government recently arrested Bharitya Kisan Union leader Yudhvir Singh while he was addressing a press conference in Ahmedabad. Tikati’s plan was simple — make alliances, political and apolitical, and cover over 500 kms through a…

India

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In Gujarat, Rakesh Tikait Spreads His Message of Farmer Unity
In Gujarat, Rakesh Tikait Spreads His Message of Farmer Unity

Jun 12, 2021

In Karnataka’s Kisan Panchayats, a Familiar and Crushing Tale

This is the third part in a series on kisan panchayats that are being held in the wake of the agitations against the three controversial farm laws passed by the Narendra Modi government . Read other parts of the series here and here. Hubali-Dharwad: By 5 pm a white i20…

Farmers Revolution

4 min read

In Karnataka’s Kisan Panchayats, a Familiar and Crushing Tale
In Karnataka’s Kisan Panchayats, a Familiar and Crushing Tale

Jun 11, 2021

In Rajasthan’s Pipad, Kisan Mahapanchayat Strikes a Deep Chord

Pipad, Rajasthan, is usually a quiet place with fallow lands, parched salty soils and a blooming mining industry, which often operates in a legally grey zone. In an hour’s drive from Jodhpur, one catches glimpses of both thorny bamboos and extraordinary human resilience. Afroz Khan, now almost 35, was born…

Pipad

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In Rajasthan’s Pipad, Kisan Mahapanchayat Strikes a Deep Chord
In Rajasthan’s Pipad, Kisan Mahapanchayat Strikes a Deep Chord

Jun 11, 2021

More funds, less credit needed

The Finance Minister’s plans to fix India’s agriculture sector leave a lot to be desired and these tall claims should be taken with a pinch of salt The message from the Union Budget 2021–22 is clear — Credit, Corporatisation and Disinvestment. Rahul Gandhi promptly tweeted “crony capitalism” while the protesting…

India

4 min read

More funds, less credit needed
More funds, less credit needed

Jun 11, 2021

Don’t punish all for the sins of a few

To emerge victorious the Government should embrace the farmers’ cause, and not ignore it because of violence by a few miscreants India’s 72nd Republic Day was marred by unprecedented violence and mayhem in the Capital. On one hand the country showcased its military might at the historic Rajpath, while on…

India

4 min read

Don’t punish all for the sins of a few
Don’t punish all for the sins of a few
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