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August 11, 2026: A decade plus of students challenging a regime that seeks to control thought & ideas
The pushback to the Modi 1.0 regime came within months of it being sworn into office, and it emerged from the student of the Central University, Hyderabad & JNU among others, that had been creations of independent India’s intellectual and organisational fashioning; while Gen Z’s 2026 protests are a breath of fresh air to the battle weary, India’s students in universities have never been silent
Modi-government provoked extreme step of farmers, say farmer leaders
Days after grieving for 40 fallen martyrs, leaders consider charging Modi and Shah with abetment to suicide.
Prison life, a great leveller: Stan Swamy shares a poem from jail
Jesuit Priest Father Stan Swamy (83) writes he’s pained to see so many young inmates in Taloja Jail, shares a christmas message of compassion
Delhi Women Lawyers Forum to observe fast in support of protesting farmers
The statement released by them demands that the farm laws passed in unconstitutional manner be repealed
Kerala Guv denies permission for special session for resolution against Farm laws
A similar resolution was passed by Delhi Assembly where CM Arvind Kejriwal tore the copy of farm laws
AIKSCC alleges Centre and state government trivialise farmers’ protest
Farmers organisations said the central government is trying to hoodwink people while turning a deaf ear towards farmers’ demand.
41 Orgns call for workers unions to join farmers protest
Over 41 networks and organisations from the unorganised sector have demanded a withdrawal of the three anti-farmer laws and for larger workers unions to join the mass protest
Boycott Ambani-Adani products, ‘Thali Bajao’ on December 27 during PM Modi’s Mann Ki Baat.
Leaders promised to participate in all farmers’ protests and mark the one-month completion of the Delhi Chalo programme with a Boycott Ambanid-Adani campaign.
Rajasthan julloos at par with Delhi protests! Farmers observe relay fast
Farmer leaders at Jaipur-Delhi highway resolve to observe 24-hour hunger strikes to demand the withdrawal of the ant-farmer Acts.
Karnataka farmers stand steadfastly with protesting Delhi farmers, will reach Delhi border on Dec 25
Women organisations take the lead in Tuesday protests gathering a huge crowd to support annadaatas.
I am not the poster boy of BJP: Harpreet Singh, calls out party for using his photo without permission
Harpreet Singh, now well known as Harp Farmer, will also send a legal notice to BJP Punjab for using his ‘happy farmer’ photo for a propaganda poster
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August 11, 2026: A decade plus of students challenging a regime that seeks to control thought & ideas
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