With most of their kin protesting in Delhi, Haryana farmers, particularly women, keep farms running, livelihoods alive
Parth Mn • 4 years agoThe involvement of women like Santosh Sandhu, particularly from the state of Haryana, which is not known for being progressive, is noteworthy, especially given that they're tending to households as well as farmlands.
Rakesh Tikait, farm leader whose tearful address revived Ghazipur protest, holds considerable sway among UP sugarcane farmers
Fp Staff • 4 years agoThe events of the past two days constitute a turnaround for Rakesh Tikait, the 51-year-old farmer leader who was earlier a constable with the Delhi Police
Farmers' Protests: Negotiations deadlocked as farmers blame govt's 'ego', Centre says takes two to tango
Fp Staff • 4 years agoThe farmer groups stuck to their demand for the repeal of three farm laws, while the government listed out various benefits of the new Acts for the growth of the country's agriculture sector. The next round of discussions are scheduled to be held on 8 January
Farmers’ protests: Twitter, mainstream media reduce Indian farmer to binaries of Khalistani and well-heeled; truth is hardly this simplistic
Khabar Lahariya • 4 years agoKhabar Lahariya’s ground reportage, featuring interviews with farmers from Bundelkhand, investigates the diversity of issues that make up the ongoing agitation in particular, and the agrarian sector in general