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Surinder S Jodhka
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What are the rural livelihoods beyond agriculture? How do they impact Indian village life?
An excerpt from ‘The Indian Village: Rural Lives in the 21st Century’, by Surinder S Jodhka.
Surinder S Jodhka
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Why the government will score a self-goal if it treats farmers like enemies to be defeated
Such mobilisations are not only a normal part of a modern market economy, they are also essential for a democratic polity to flourish.
Surinder S Jodhka
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By treating protesting farmers as if they’re ignorant, government is repeating an old colonial idea
The old rural-urban binary continues to dog a large section of India’s urban elite and hinders their capacity to make sense of the farmers’ assertions.
Surinder S Jodhka
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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No matter how hard the propagandists try, protesting farmers won’t be seen as anti-national
The ruling establishment won’t be able to stigmatise farmers the way it was able to tarnish Muslims protesting the citizenship law.
Surinder S Jodhka
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Mobile religiosity: As old social structures change, deras offer a new sense of community
The new technology that brought Green Revolution also transformed social relations among the farmers, labouring classes and traders.
Surinder S Jodhka