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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Data on farmers and intro on issues with agriculture in India #JaiKisan Read More »
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 …
Animal husbandry, cattle slaughter and economic viability in five images Read More »
The ways in which state governments have misrepresented farmer suicides in the NCRB data and the NCRB published manipulated data without audit.
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 …
Error in farmer suicide data in Business Standard piece Read 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 …
Farmer distress in Gujarat. Farmer suicides and more. Read More »
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 …
Farmer suicides in India: Peddling anti-farmer bull shit Read More »
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 …