Ravi Kaushal, Sagrika Kissu Most women farmers, who had gathered at Tikri and Singhu borders of the national capital, told NewsClick that the farmers’ protest has been a life changing experience for them, as through these protests they became aware about their legitimate rights. Scarves of all colours and Kisan Ekta flags could be seen…
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India: 100 Days of Rage and Resistance! 248 Lives Lost!
National Alliance of People’s Movements 6th March, 2021: The historic and globally recognized farmers’ movement, which entered into an electrifying phase with the ‘Delhi Chalo’ Call on 26th Nov, completes 100 days today. The movement continues to challenge the notorious ‘Three Farm Acts’ that would herald unprecedented levels of corporate control over agriculture, nullifying the…
India: The Role of Women in the Farmers’ Movement
CAMERA: SHIV KUMAR MAURYA VIDEO EDITOR: MOHD IRSHAD ALAM As lakhs of farmers continue their protest against the new farm legislations introduced by the Modi government, a remarkable number of women are not only braving the rough weather by participating in these demonstrations but are also leading from the front. The agitation which has now…
India’s Defiant Farmers Resist Attempts to Evict Them from Protest Site
Pavan KulkarniPhoto: National Herald The police and local authorities attempted to evict thousands of farmers from a protest site in Ghazipur on Thursday. However, the attempt has strengthened the farmers’ resolve to continue the sit-in and led to fresh mobilizations as well. Days after a massive rally in the capital city of New Delhi, India’s…
Historic Farmers’ Parade Takes Center Stage on India’s Republic Day
Peoples Dispatch Photo: Newsclick On January 26, which is celebrated as India’s Republic Day, tens of thousands of farmers rode into the capital New Delhi. Their demand: the withdrawal of three laws that were pushed through parliament in an undemocratic manner January 26, the day India became a Republic, is traditionally celebrated at Rajpath —…
India: Let the Farmers Lead the Movement
Dr Prem Singh Each system has its own underlying dynamics which propel it forwards and also aid in its preservation and perpetuation. In India, the advancement of neo-liberalist/finance capitalist system through privatization/corporatization, which is being linked to the phenomenon of neo-imperialism, is also no exception. Since 1991, the neo-liberalist/finance capitalist system has been at the…
For the Ruthless Abolition of the Caste System
Vijay Prashad and Brinda Karat Mallu Swarajyam (left) and other members of an armed squad during the Telangana armed struggle (1946-1951). Sunil Janah / Prajasakti Publishing House. Source: “One Hundred Years of the Communist Movement in India,” Tricontinental, September 1, 2020. An Interview with Brinda Karat, Politburo Member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) The…
Farmers’ Protests in India: Fight of a People Against Neoliberalism’s Killing Machine
Saheli Chowdhury Part I | Part II Photo by Gaon Connection. Part I As the demonstrations, strikes and blockades of the national capital of India by hundreds of thousands of farmers and their supporters continue for a month and counting, the stories of their plight and their resilience in the face of utter destruction have…
Indian Farmers Plan to March into New Delhi if Government Refuses to Heed Their Demands
Anish R India’s protesting farmers, who have been camped on the outskirts of the capital, Delhi, have warned of intensifying their agitation if their demands are not met. Farmers’ organizations announced on Saturday, January 2 that they would hold a series of agitations culminating in a tractor parade in Delhi on January 26, which is…
Three Lessons From the World’s Biggest Worker Uprising
Arunima Azad The Kisan Ekta Morcha (Farmers United Front) is a mass movement of 100,000+ farmers, youth, workers and allies from India and the diaspora. For the past 27 days, Satyagrahis have occupied all but one highway leading into Delhi, the capital of India. 1.5 million union members in Canada have declared solidarity with KAM….
Indian Workers and Farmers Unite for Historic Strike, Besiege Far-Right Government
Greg Butterfield A political and class struggle of historic proportions is taking place in India, the world’s second most populous country. U.S. corporate media have treated it as invisible. For the second time in less than a year, more than 250 million Indian workers joined a general strike on Nov. 26, shutting down much of…
How a Communist Physics Teacher Flattened the COVID-19 Curve in Southern India
Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar “Until we get a vaccine, all of us will have to sacrifice some pleasures in our lives,” says K. K. Shailaja, health minister of India’s Kerala state. KATTY HUERTAS When the World Health Organization (WHO) issued its first statement on the spread of a novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China, on 18 January, few…
