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‘Raising incomes of farmers is a moral commitment’: Madhura Swaminathan 

Delivering Deshmukh Memorial Lecture in Delhi, the noted economist calls for reforms to boost farmer incomes and recognise women’s labour. 
Vitasta Kaul
Farmers' Struggle

When farmers march towards New Delhi: All you wanted to know

Despite facing police and government crackdowns, the farming community remains undeterred, launching another massive protest across the region.
TEAM FRONTLINE
Farmers' Struggle

Planned conspiracy behind the Lakhimpur Kheri violence exposed

While the Special Investigation Team report has concluded that the Lakhimpur Kheri violence was a conspiracy, the farmers maintain that they will not
Divya Trivedi
Farmers' Movement

How documentary film-maker Kesari Haravoo followed the farmers' protest at Delhi's borders

Alongside capturing the growing opposition to the laws, he closely documented the entire process: from drafting up until the point they were passed in
Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed

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Akhilesh Yadav.

Akhilesh Yadav: ‘The strongman image of the Prime Minister is in tatters’

Interview with Akhilesh Yadav, president of the Samajwadi Party.
Venkitesh Ramakrishnan
At a tribute to the farmers who lost their lives in protest against the Central government’s farm laws, on the outskirts of Amritsar, Punjab, on November 26, 2021.

Bonding for battle: Punjab, Haryana farmers seek to build on new sense of solidarity

The success of the year-long campaign has infused a new awakening and a sense of solidarity among farmers in Punjab and Haryana, who are determined to
Anando Bhakto
Farmers gather to listen to BKU leader Rakesh Tikait in Tikunia, on October 12. They were participating at the antim ardas (last prayers) for the farmers killed in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence of October 3.

Lakhimpur Kheri could prove to be BJP’s Achilles heel

If the reactions on the ground in Lakhimpur Kheri are any indication, mere withdrawal of the farm laws will not be enough to placate the farmers. Two
Purnima S. Tripathi
Women farmers gather at Tikri to mark the anniversary of the farmers’ agitation on November 26.

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

The large-scale mobilisation of protesters from both States in their fight against controversial farm laws bolstered the protests at Delhi’s borders.
T.K. Rajalakshmi
Sitaram Yechury says that it is this convergence of the interests between different sections of the farmers that has brought them together to stand up and resist the corporate takeover of Indian agriculture and its produce.

‘A victory for democracy’: Sitaram Yechury on repeal of farm laws

The CPI(M) general secretary calls the government’s U-turn on farm laws as insincere and an act of political opportunism.
T.K. Rajalakshmi
Twitter image posted by Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party president, of his meeting with Jayant Choudhary of the Rashtriya Lok Dal on November 23. The meeting was to announce their electoral alliance for next year’s Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.

Masterstroke that misfired: BJP unlikely to gain in Uttar Pradesh from Narendra Modi's decision to repeal farm laws

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s plans to win back the support of farmers alienated by the three controversial farm laws are unlikely to yield results in
Venkitesh Ramakrishnan
Dr Ashok Dhawale, president, All India Kisan Sabha.

Dr Ashok Dhawale: ‘Historic first victory in unprecedented struggle’

Interview with Dr Ashok Dhawale, president, All India Kisan Sabha.
Anupama Katakam
Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait and other leaders at the Kisan Mahapanchayat organised by the SamyuktA Kisan Morcha at Ecogarden in Lucknow on November 22.

How the farmers' protests forced the Modi government to repeal controversial farm laws

Farmers’ struggle and its electoral impact compelled the BJP government to revoke farm laws after all other tactics failed.
T.K. Rajalakshmi
A rail roko by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha in Bahadurgarh, Haryana on October 18. Farmerss blocked the railway tracks demanding the dismissal and arrest of Union Minister Ajay Mishra in connection with the October 3 violence in Lakhimpur Kheri.

One year on, the farmers’ protest holds its ground

The agitation demanding the repeal of three contentious farm laws, which began at Delhi’s borders on November 26, 2020, is not only the longest peasan
T.K. RajalakshmI
Farmers with the dead bodies of some of those who were killed when three SUVs rammed protest marchers at Tikhonia village on October 3.

BJP turns Lakhimpur Kheri into new Hindutva battleground to counter farmers' protests in Uttar Pradesh

Pitting Hindus against Sikhs at Lakhimpur Kheri and stirring the communal cauldron may be the BJP’s way to counter the attempt to expand the farmers’
Divya Trivedi

Bharat bandh hailed as historic

The bandh on September 27 repealing farm laws saw unprecedented support from over 12 opposition parties and women’s participation from across the nati
T.K. Rajalakshmi
Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait (centre) addressing the Kisan Mahapanchayat in Muzaffarnagar on September 5.

Farmers’ movement: A new confidence

The huge success of the Kisan Mahapanchayat at Muzaffarnagar comes as a second wind to the farmers’ movement and expands its reach 10 months after the
T.K. Rajalakshmi
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