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Peasant women from Punjab and Haryana stand shoulder to shoulder in year-long farmers' protests
3 years ago

Peasant women from Punjab and Haryana stand shoulder to shoulder in year-long farmers' protests

The Hindu  

“I am only tenth pass, you know,” says soft-spoken Harinder Bindu, president of the women’s wing of the Bharatiya Kisan Union, a prominent peasant organisation in Punjab. Gradually, the organisation trained 22 women leaders who, Harinder Bindu said, “could speak on the stage”. There was one particular village where the women took charge and declared that each family should send …

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Word 'Kisaan' tarnished: Haryana CM Khattar's veiled attack on farmers' protest
3 years, 5 months ago

Word 'Kisaan' tarnished: Haryana CM Khattar's veiled attack on farmers' protest

India TV News  

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday launching a scathing attack on farmers' protests said the word 'Kisaan' has been tarnished. Earlier too, Haryana CM had hinted at a crackdown on elements indulging in “inappropriate incidents, especially against women” during the ongoing farmers’ agitation. Khattar was likely referring to the alleged gangrape of a 26-year-old woman from West Bengal, …

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Tikri gang rape: ‘Farmer leader’ Yogendra Yadav interrogated for two hours by Police
3 years, 7 months ago

Tikri gang rape: ‘Farmer leader’ Yogendra Yadav interrogated for two hours by Police

Op India  

‘Farmer leader’ Yogendra Yadav was interrogated for two hours by the Jhajjar Police on Tuesday in connection to the gang-rape of the 25-year-old ‘activist’ from West Bengal. The victim, who had arrived from West Bengal to Delhi in April to participate in ‘farmer protest’, was allegedly sexually assaulted more than once. The National Commission for Women on Tuesday issued notices …

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How young India is finding its voice in internet art
3 years, 9 months ago

How young India is finding its voice in internet art

Live Mint  

Two centuries ago, a natakkar well known for his comedy accepted a challenge from a neighbour in jest: to go before Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the leader of the Sikh empire, and call him kaana. “Art in this contemporary form as visual culture has an unerasable impact on us, often leading to collective social responses.” Meet the new artist App and …

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International Women's Day: Women to take centre stage at farmers' protests at Delhi borders
3 years, 9 months ago

International Women's Day: Women to take centre stage at farmers' protests at Delhi borders

Firstpost  

Thousands of women farmers, especially from Punjab and Haryana, will congregate at Delhi’s borders on Monday New Delhi: From managing the stage, food and security to sharing tales of their struggles, and significance of taking part in the farmers’ agitation, thousands of women farmers, students and activists will take over key roles at the Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur protest sites …

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'Going strong': Farmers' protests at Singhu, Tikri, Ghazipur borders complete 100 days
3 years, 9 months ago

'Going strong': Farmers' protests at Singhu, Tikri, Ghazipur borders complete 100 days

Firstpost  

Hailing the protest, union leaders said that the movement has sent out a message of unity, made ‘farmers visible’, and brought them back on the political landscape of the country New Delhi: As the farmer agitation against the Centre’s three farm laws enters its hundredth day on Saturday, union leaders have asserted that their movement is far from over and …

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Farmers’ protests | Police withdraw at Nangloi as farmers break through barricades during Republic Day tractor rally
3 years, 10 months ago

Farmers’ protests | Police withdraw at Nangloi as farmers break through barricades during Republic Day tractor rally

The Hindu  

Hundreds of farmers riding tractors and marching on foot broke away from the pre-set route for the “Tractor Parade” from the Tikri border to enter Central Delhi on Tuesday, after several hours of pitched battle with the police. Making their intentions clear with the beginning of the parade in the morning, the farmers, in large numbers, broke through the barricades …

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Centre, farmers set to resume talks over agri laws, MSP today; protesters endure heavy rains, cold weather
3 years, 11 months ago

Centre, farmers set to resume talks over agri laws, MSP today; protesters endure heavy rains, cold weather

Firstpost  

Last week, farmers had said that they will start shutting all malls and petrol pumps in Haryana if the government fails to resolve their main demands in the 4 January meeting The Centre and farmer groups are set to resume talks today to break the deadlock over the the contentious agriculture laws being protested by thousands of farmers at Delhi’s …

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Farmers refuse to yield in the face of governmental ridicule and harassment
3 years, 11 months ago

Farmers refuse to yield in the face of governmental ridicule and harassment

The Hindu  

They have been branded leftists and separatists and called all sorts of names. “We are not going anywhere,” says a farmer at the Singhu border, one of the main protest sites on National Highway One which links Delhi and Punjab, determined to stay put. We are aware that for the fight to win, farmers’ issues will have to take precedence.” …

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Widows, Sisters & Mothers of Farmers, Who Died by Suicide Due to Debt Issues, Join Protest at Tikri Border
4 years ago

Widows, Sisters & Mothers of Farmers, Who Died by Suicide Due to Debt Issues, Join Protest at Tikri Border

News 18  

Several family members, including widows, mothers and sisters, of Punjab farmers who committed suicide due to rising debt, joined the protesters at Tikri border on Wednesday. Thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana and elsewhere have been protesting near various border points of Delhi, including Singhu and Tikri, for over a fortnight demanding that the Centre repeal three new farm laws. …

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"This is a people's movement, not just farmer's movement": In conversation with Manisha, a young student protesting against the Farm Laws at Tikri
4 years ago

"This is a people's movement, not just farmer's movement": In conversation with Manisha, a young student protesting against the Farm Laws at Tikri

Firstpost  

Farmers and allies from Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh have been protesting in and around Delhi for the last 12 days. With allegations of hypocrisy and farmers being misled from the Centre, and criticism reigning strong from the Opposition, it is the voices of the protesters that need to be amplified and heard. But you need to understand that attempts …

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