An activist recalls her experiences with Sharad Joshi
Sharad Joshi began his fight for farmers’ rights in the late 1970s. It was his genius in articulating the real cause of the persistent distress facing farmers that inspired lakhs of farmers to take up the fight against government interventions in agricu
By Spontaneous Order
Sharad Joshi began his fight for farmers’ rights in the late 1970s. It was his genius in articulating the real cause of the persistent distress facing farmers that inspired lakhs of farmers to take up the fight against government interventions in agriculture.
One of the prominent and long-time supporter activist of these andolans is Shailaja Deshpande. For more than 35 years now, she has continued the fight for farmers’ freedoms across Maharashtra. Listen to her experiences here and let us know your thoughts in comments.
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About Spontaneous Order
A peep into modern Indian history by some of the finest liberal minds, who sought to shred the banality of pseudo-socialism in Independent India. In a country dominated by false political values, which had, in fact, no basis of existence neither in the independence movement or the native soil, SO brings out the dynamics of a political order that could have changed the country forever.