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Block roads, rails, ships, whatever: Indian farmers can’t be held to slavery anymore

Veeresh Malik - September 26, 2020

(Veeresh Malik wraps up his series on Indian farmers—1st,2nd,3rd—with this 4th and final one. It’s a poignant piece which shames us—and those who held...

Attempt to browbeat the legal system on Umar Khalid, say Judges in anguish

Newsbred Staff - September 25, 2020

Activist student Umar Khalid has some celebrities coming out in support of him after he has been arrested by the Delhi Police in connection...

Okay, Pak wants Gilgit-Baltistan as its 5th province; But what is India doing about it?

Sant Kumar Sharma - September 25, 2020

Maharaja Hari Singh acceded whole of his princely state to India on October 26, 1947, as Pakistan attacked his territories. The state was then...

If MSP alone is panacea to farmers’ ills, you have another think coming

Veeresh Malik - September 25, 2020

(Veeresh Malik continues to slice open India’s farming without which we can’t live yet it remains last on our minds. He stays on his...

Closing the door by other means: What new Singapore is doing to Indians

Bhumika Arora - September 25, 2020

As the world grapples with the challenges of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, racism, and xenophobia against migrant workers, in particular, are on the...

If you knew where did this 5 Quintal go, you would solve the riddle of outcry on farmers

Ashish Shukla - September 24, 2020

My friend Veeresh Malik, who livens these pages with a life lived in real-situations, and who has lately been regaling us with his insightful...

A marginalized Farooq is whistling in the dark; Anti-India rant won’t take him anywhere

Sant Kumar Sharma - September 24, 2020

Fast becoming irrelevant in the Jammu and Kashmir polity, Farooq Abdullah has now started giving outlandish statements. When Mehbooba Mufti's government fell in June...

Ever thought why it wasn’t cool to marry a farmer in India when it was so everywhere else?

Veeresh Malik - September 24, 2020

In Part 1, I finished with a brief hint on agri-produce logistics as it emerged in India in the post-947 era. Very briefly, it...

The Last Maharaja: Jammu & Kashmir is only now waking up to his greatness

Sant Kumar Sharma - September 23, 2020

Amar Mahal, located in Jammu city on the west bank of Tawi river, once a palace, is now a well-known museum, frequented by tourists....

Journos, Politicians: How many of you have actually moved agri-produce from farm to fork?

Veeresh Malik - September 23, 2020

Overnight, I received a fair amount of responses to the previous article on the subject of the Farm Bills 2020 in India, and my...

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