Kisan Podcast 2020-21

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Discussions on various themes related to the Kisan protests in India. Languages: Punjabi, English and Hindi.

Sial Mirza Goraya


    • Nov 27, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 44m AVG DURATION
    • 17 EPISODES


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    Kisan Podcast: 27 November, 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2021 53:04


    In this final episode of the Kisan Podcast Amaan Bali and I have a conversation about the journey of the Kisan Protests, we discuss some ideas for future agricultural reform, reiterate the structural problems and briefly talk about the viability of often proposed ‘solutions' such as organic farming. (Note: this is a recording from a casual conversation we had on Clubhouse, the audio is as provided by them).

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 67:11


    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.

    Kisan Podcast : Overview of the Agriculture Crisis in India

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 54:14


    Amaan and I discuss the deeper problems in the agriculture sector in India, some potential solutions and why they haven't been implemented; with some updates on the current protests.

    Jan 11: On today's Supreme Court Proceedings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 33:12


    I speak with Amaan (@amaanbali) about the proceedings in the Supreme Court today, with discussion on positions of each side and possible outcomes even as we anticipate tomorrow's session.

    Jan 3: Kisan Protests in the New Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 49:30


    As we look forward to the January 4 meeting, Amaan and I discuss the state of the protests, possible future trajectories and most importantly, the role of Sikh philosophy in this movement, while touching on themes of anti-Sikh propaganda.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 58:20


    I speak with Amaan about the Green Revolution, how it destroyed Punjab's indigenous cropping patterns and how attempts at diversification since the 90s, with experiments in Contract Farming, have largely failed but still offer some critical lessons.

    December 19: Agriculture in America, Lessons and Warnings

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2020 41:43


    I speak with Prasan (@dhanuraashi) about the transformation of agriculture in the United States, where household farms gradually got trapped in endless cycles of debt in the 20th century leading to rural devastation.

    Dec 14: MSP, Swaminathan Commission and Agri Reform

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 52:51


    I speak with Amaan about the necessity of Minimum Support Price and how an honest implementation of reforms proposed by the Swaminathan Commission can revive agriculture and bring rural prosperity.

    Kisan Protests December 10: News & Updates

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 26:35


    I speak with Amaan (@amaanbali) about the government's proposed amendments to the agriculture laws and the reasons for Kisan Unions' insistence on total repeal, to draft and enact new laws.

    Kisan Protests December 6 : Updates and other Issues

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2020 37:12


    I speak with Amaan regarding the trajectory of negotiations between the government and farmers, discussing why farmers are insistent on repealing the laws, with a detailed analysis of stubble burning and some talk on hate speech.

    Kisan Protests: December 4 News & Updates

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 40:18


    I speak with Sandeep (@PunYaab) and Amaan (@amaanbali) about news from and news coverage about the protests, with further discussions on important details from the meeting between the Farmers delegation and the state government, among other things, including future implications of the movement for the politics and society of Punjab.

    Kisan Protests: Propaganda and its Discontents

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 40:01


    I speak with Amaan (@amaanbali) about the use of propaganda and counter-propaganda in the protests, where he goes into the structure of the propaganda machinery, especially deployed to tarnish the movement.

    Kisan Protests: Perspective from Punjab

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 23:22


    I spoke to Yogesh Kumar, who has written for publications including EPW and Punjabi Tribune, about various issues related to Punjab's protests, including the problem of landless labourers and communal polarisation.

    Kisan Protests : December 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 45:47


    Sandeep (@PunYaab), Amaan (@amaanbali) and I discuss the state of the protests as of today while waiting for news on the ongoing meeting between Farm Leaders and the Government. [Punjabi]

    Kisan Protests: Agrarian Distress in Haryana

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 38:25


    I discuss the Agriculutre economy of Haryana with Kuldeep who is a Research Scholar from Panjab University and is writing his thesis on Agrarian Distress in Haryana.

    Kisan Protests: November 30, 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2020 60:32


    I host @jungnihang and @amaanbali for a conversation on the farmer protests in India and how the Punjabi diaspora should engage with and become informed about the movement.

    Kisan Protests : 29 November, 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2020 40:57


    I talk with @amaanbali and @PunYaab about the ongoing of Kisan Protests in Delhi, especially how they are being covered in the mainstream media and how that coverage diverges from on the ground reality.

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