Questions of land and identity simmer with farmers’ protests
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Khaps, which were considered outdated and regressive, now help in spreading the word
Share Article As Haryanvi singer Ajay Huda croons “
Zindabad kisani,
zindabad jawani”, his latest song on farmers’ protests, sons of farmers break into a jig at the Bhojpur panchayat called by the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) against the contentious farm laws.
Among them are four upper caste software engineers working in private companies in Noida and Gurugram, after passing out from a private university in Ghaziabad. They say the protests against farm laws have brought them closer to their roots.
Zindabad kisani,
zindabad jawani”, his latest song on farmers’ protests, sons of farmers break into a jig at the Bhojpur panchayat called by the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) against the contentious farm laws.
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Haryanvi ragnis etch ‘kadar kisaan ki’ in song
Ragnis on the farmers’ stir started gaining popularity ever since they faced police lathicharge at Pipli of Kurukshetra district on September 10. Towards the end of November, they started gaining popularity at dharna sites along Delhi borders. December 22, 2020 1:46:32 am
A ragni ‘Kadar kisan ki’ written by ex-serviceman Ajay Hooda of a Rohtak village, has more than 1.2 million viewers on just one music group on YouTube. (Screengrab)
With no end to the deadlock between the Centre and farmer unions in sight, emotions are running high among the protesters sitting on dharna against the farm laws. In this trying time, Haryanvi ragnis (folk songs) have helping keep the morale high at dharna sites in both villages and on social media.