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Protesting farmers, the satyagrahis amongst us

by admin|03 December 202003 December 2020|All Indians Matter

Tushar Gandhi, December 3, 2020 A hundred years after two of the most crucial pre-Independence farm satyagrahas lead by Mahatma Gandhi, the Champaran Satyagraha in 1917 and the Kheda Satyagraha in 1918, India is witnessing another major farmer satyagraha. It...

Audio podcast: Why India’s agriculture sector is in perpetual crisis

by admin|28 October 202028 October 2020|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer October 28, 2020 “Until the problems of rural India are resolved, the aspirations of urban India will never be fulfilled.” Barun Mitra, respected policy expert, multiple award winner and libertarian, works extensively with farmers at the grassroots level....

Audio podcast: The agrarian crisis and you

by admin|28 September 202028 September 2020|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer September 28, 2020 Podcast transcript Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. Protests against three new farm laws have rocked India. On September 25, highways and railway tracks were blocked and some state borders were sealed as thousands...

Audio podcast: How three new farm laws impact you

by admin|23 September 202023 September 2020|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer September 23, 2020 Podcast transcript Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. Farmers across India are protesting. They are blocking roads, burning effigies of Prime Minster Narendra Modi and setting alight copies of three new laws. These laws...