In Rajasthanâs Pipad, Kisan Mahapanchayat Strikes a Deep ChordÂ
In his speeches in Pipad, farm leader Rakesh Tikait speaks of an upcoming Hal Kranti , one that he claims is needed to resist the corporate takeover of Indian agriculture.
Farmers leader Rakesh Tikait during a Kisan Mahapanchayat in Pipad, Rajasthan, on March 12. Photo: Indra Shekhar Singh
Rights15/Mar/2021
Pipad, Rajasthan, is usually a quiet place with fallow lands, parched salty soils and a blooming mining industry, which often operates in a legally grey zone.
In an hour’s drive from Jodhpur, one catches glimpses of both thorny bamboos and extraordinary human resilience.