Kisan Morcha: Women’s Leadership, Rural Urban Politics & Village Democracy

Kisan Podcast 2020-21 by Sial Mirza Goraya

Mar 10, 202101:07:11News & Politics

In this episode Amaan and I discuss women’s participation and leadership in Kisan politics, the pro-urban bias in India’s development and how the farmer’s movement has revitalised bottom-up democracy in the country.

Related Episodes

Continue listening to more episodes from Kisan Podcast 2020-21.

Kisan Podcast: 27 November, 2021

Nov 27, 2021 - 00:53:04

In this final episode of the Kisan Podcast Amaan Bali and I have a conversation about the journey of the...

Kisan Podcast : Overview of the Agriculture Crisis in India

Feb 11, 2021 - 00:54:14

Amaan and I discuss the deeper problems in the agriculture sector in India, some potential solutions and...

Jan 11: On today’s Supreme Court Proceedings

Jan 11, 2021 - 00:33:12

I speak with Amaan (@amaanbali) about the proceedings in the Supreme Court today, with discussion on posi...

Jan 3: Kisan Protests in the New Year

Jan 3, 2021 - 00:49:30

As we look forward to the January 4 meeting, Amaan and I discuss the state of the protests, possible futu...

December 24: The Green Revolution, a Frankenstein’s Monster?

Dec 24, 2020 - 00:58:20

I speak with Amaan about the Green Revolution, how it destroyed Punjab’s indigenous cropping patterns and...

December 19: Agriculture in America, Lessons and Warnings

Dec 19, 2020 - 00:41:43

I speak with Prasan (@dhanuraashi) about the transformation of agriculture in the United States, where ho...

Dec 14: MSP, Swaminathan Commission and Agri Reform

Dec 13, 2020 - 00:52:51

I speak with Amaan about the necessity of Minimum Support Price and how an honest implementation of refor...

Kisan Protests December 10: News & Updates

Dec 10, 2020 - 00:26:35

I speak with Amaan (@amaanbali) about the government’s proposed amendments to the agriculture laws and th...