Singhu Border पर पंजाबियों का ये रंग देखकर आप भी कहेंगै-सरदार जी तुसी ग्रेट हो // Amit Shah के NO के बाद अब क्या करेंगे किसान ? आंदोलन करते रहेंगे? Ajit Anjum

“ये आंदोलन सिर्फ किसानों का ही नहीं है हम सब का है जब भी देश पर कोई संकट आया है तो सरदारों ने हमारी मदद की है आज सरदारों को हमारी जरूरत है आज हम सबको इन का साथ देना चाहिए चलो दिल्ली चले हम..” Singhu Border पर पंजाबियों का ये रंग देखकर आप भी… Read More Singhu Border पर पंजाबियों का ये रंग देखकर आप भी कहेंगै-सरदार जी तुसी ग्रेट हो // Amit Shah के NO के बाद अब क्या करेंगे किसान ? आंदोलन करते रहेंगे? Ajit Anjum

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South African sensation song 'Jerusalema’ tops 260 million YouTube views

In age of pandemic, the song and its accompanying dance have lit up social media with videos of medical workers, soldiers, clergymen and many more sharing its message of hope. A gospel-influenced house song about Jerusalem and faith has become a global phenomenon over the past year, received over 260 million views on YouTube (and… Read More South African sensation song 'Jerusalema’ tops 260 million YouTube views

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Amandeep Sandhu on Arthiyas – extract from PANJAB: Journeys Through Fault Lines

PANJAB: Journeys Through Fault Lines   One of the biggest argument the government is putting forth for new Farm Laws is that it will eliminate middle-men. These middle-men, per the government are the arthiya – the commission agent and money-lender. The Farmer Unions are defining the arthiyas as ‘service providers’. Here is a peek from my book… Read More Amandeep Sandhu on Arthiyas – extract from PANJAB: Journeys Through Fault Lines

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Bharat Bhushan – Farmers' agitation: Perils of a non-consultative government // इस किसान के बयान से भाजपा में मजा अफरा तफरी, वीडियो पूरे देश भर में हुआ वायरल

Indications are that the Narendra Modi government is preparing to retrace its steps in the face of the farmers’ protest. Whether farmer leaders presently committed to a full repealing of the farm laws finally agree to key amendments in them remains to be seen. The anger of the farmers is only now being given credence by the… Read More Bharat Bhushan – Farmers' agitation: Perils of a non-consultative government // इस किसान के बयान से भाजपा में मजा अफरा तफरी, वीडियो पूरे देश भर में हुआ वायरल

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Christophe Jaffrelot: On ‘love jihad’, BJP picks up baton from vigilante groups. Police, judicial apparatus have aided this move

This process is bound to transform India officially into an ethnic democracy, like Israel — where mixed marriages are practically impossible.   “Love jihad” is hitting the headlines again, but this old wine appears today in a different bottle, as the BJP is taking over from vigilante groups. The notion of “love jihad” first appeared in Gujarat in… Read More Christophe Jaffrelot: On ‘love jihad’, BJP picks up baton from vigilante groups. Police, judicial apparatus have aided this move

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Why should Indian agriculture be liberalised when in most countries governments subsidise it? By Christophe Jaffrelot , Hemal Thakker

On September 27, President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to three contentious farm bills passed by Parliament — The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 (FAPAFS), the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020 (FPTC) and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020 (EC). These… Read More Why should Indian agriculture be liberalised when in most countries governments subsidise it? By Christophe Jaffrelot , Hemal Thakker

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Vijender Singh to return Khel Ratna if protesting farmers’ demands not met // Farmers respond: Farmer Protests Delhi | किसान आंदोलन & Godi Media

Vijender Singh, who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, said on Sunday that he will return his Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award if the demands of the protesting farmers at the Delhi border aren’t fulfilled. The talks between the union government and the representatives of farmer unions remained inconclusive on Saturday after… Read More Vijender Singh to return Khel Ratna if protesting farmers’ demands not met // Farmers respond: Farmer Protests Delhi | किसान आंदोलन & Godi Media

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Matthew Rozsa: This Marxist philosopher foresaw the rise of Trumpism more than 80 years ago

His name was Walter Benjamin; born to a Jewish family in Berlin, Benjamin was present for a pivotal moment in history, and watched Hitler rise to power. By the time he wrote his most famous essay, he was an exile living in France amidst financial hardships, having recognized that the Reichstag fire three years earlier… Read More Matthew Rozsa: This Marxist philosopher foresaw the rise of Trumpism more than 80 years ago

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Lucknow: families give consent but cops stop interfaith wedding // UP villagers allege the police forced the so-called 'love jehad' arrest

POLICE STOPPED an interfaith wedding in Lucknow, citing the newly passed Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020, after receiving complaints from Hindu outfits. The police intervened on the day of the wedding, despite consent of the families of the Hindu bride and Muslim bridegroom to it. The wedding was to take… Read More Lucknow: families give consent but cops stop interfaith wedding // UP villagers allege the police forced the so-called 'love jehad' arrest

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