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I raise my voice for Adivasis, am I a Traitor?
(This piece authored by Fr Stan Swamy was originally published on Aug 01, 2018. It was then re-published on July 5, 2021 the day of his martyrdom and is...
Bharat Bandh: Indians answer farmers’ call for a nationwide shut down
Protests, arrests, sloganeering begins at the crack of dawn! The farmers’ movement continues to grow in size and strength
Taloja Jail denies new spectacles to visually challenged Gautam Navlakha!
Navlakha may have to wait for his specs, it took courts to ensure Stan Swamy got sipper-straw, Varavara Rao got hospital care
Release Prof. Saibaba NOW!
The father of an award-winning young man with hearing disability calls the incarceration of GN Saibaba a blot on Indian democracy
Live Updates on Bharat Bandh December 8, 2020
Welcome to SabrangIndia’s live blog on nationwide protests by farmers and supporters alike to decry the ruinous economic policies of the Modi-regime. Stay tuned for the latest news, images, posters, interviews, bytes and stories from across the country all day. Read, Share, Participate!
For & Against: Farmers’ Dignity & Right to Fair Livelihood
Why is the right wing, including the BJP, ready to defend the indefensible?
Farmers Bharat Bandh, December 8: Support surges across all sections
An overwhelming section of Indian society answer Indian farmers’ call to close down the nation in condemnation of the three anti-farmer laws passed by the central government.
Railway shutdown if anti-people laws not withdrawn by December 9: AIRF
The All India Railwaymen’s Federation extends a hand of solidarity to India’s farmers and promises a call to shut down railways if the three agriculture laws are not withdrawn.
There has been a Bharat Bandh for 70 years: Kapil Mishra
Bharatiya Janata Party politician Kapil Misra wants people not to express solidarity with the farmer unions, defy the Bharat Bandh on December 8
India’s students and political parties support Bharat Bandh called by protesting farmers
Continued support from various sections of society fuels farmers’ movement with new vigour
Concerned about GN Saibaba’s frail health after his hunger strike: Vasantha Kumari
Application for a 45 days’ parole has been rejected for the second time, rejection letter served in Marathi
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