A long march of the dispossessed to Delhi
Imagine a democratic protest where a million farmers, labourers and others march to the capital and compel discussion of the exploding crisis of the countryside in a special three-week session …
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How about a NationalWalkout?
We failed as a society – not the first time We are ashamed of ourselves – damn right, we should be We will never forget – until the next time …
Data on farmers and intro on issues with agriculture in India #JaiKisan
Here are some points that give a broad overview of farmers in India as statistics and other data based information. How many farmers are there in India? Depends on what …
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Animal husbandry, cattle slaughter and economic viability in five images
In an attempt to bring reason to the debate on cow slaughter bans, I have tried to present data from Maharashtra where the broadening of an existing ban on the …
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Fudging NCRB Data #infographic
The ways in which state governments have misrepresented farmer suicides in the NCRB data and the NCRB published manipulated data without audit.
Error in farmer suicide data in Business Standard piece
Business Standard has written a piece challenging the data on farmer suicides from Uttar Pradesh titled “As farmers commit suicide, Uttar Pradesh hides their deaths”. It is a pretty good …
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Farmer distress in Gujarat. Farmer suicides and more.
One should never underestimate the power of denial. Modi suporters are comparing Gujarat with Maharashtra (unbeaten champ of farmer suicides) and claiming that Gujarat does not have a problem. Wait …
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Farmer suicides in India: Peddling anti-farmer bull shit
There is a category of journalists and publications which consistently publish seemingly scientific articles that are aimed at one or more of the following goals: Trivializing the problem of farmer …
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Men’s Rights, lies and persecution fantasies
As the voices protesting violence against women become louder, another kind of voice is rising. Save the Indian Family Foundation (SIFF) is an organization that does NOT aim to save …