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Hundreds of thousands of farmers have been protesting new farm laws on the outskirts of the Indian capital city of New Delhi since September 2020. The prominent presence of women in what is perhaps the world’s largest ongoing protest movement, and certainly the biggest domestic challenge facing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, has put a spotlight on the important role women play in agriculture in this South Asian nation; it also marks a milestone in women’s struggle for equality, and their leadership of nonviolent movements.
Women preparing chapati in Singhu, India, Jan. 4, 2021. Protesters have created camps around Delhi using donations and their own organizational skills to help protest new government farm policies. (Saumya Khandelwal/The New York Times)