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People's Archive of Rural India

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19 Nov

The repeal of the farm laws is a fantastic victory for one of the greatest protests in decades. We are unsure of what lies ahead, but today we must celebrate the resilience of the many farmers who showed us what standing up for your rights can do.
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#farmlawswithdrawn

First off: What were they protesting?
The farmers were fighting for a cause much larger than the repeal of three unjust laws. They were fighting for the rights of us all.
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The farmers didn't fight to maintain status quo. After all, they are the first victims of a broken system. “We never said it was perfect. We need reforms.” But the question is, reforms for whom – farmers or the corporate world?
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People's Archive of Rural India

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31 Oct

Festivals across rural India: Diversity, Devotion, Celebrations 🧵

Tens of thousands of pilgrims come from the villages of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to the Urs of Hazrat Janpak Shaheed – many drawn by an enduring faith in the dargah, some for brisk business at the venue

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@kavithamurali

The historic Azhagar festival in Madurai – its last day is today, April 22 – includes a huge procession where some devotees sport colourful costumes. But who their dressmakers are is even more interesting finds @kavithamurali

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People's Archive of Rural India

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28 Oct

We take you to the mandis in rural Punjab to get a sense of the robust network of APMC markets and yards. These are crucial to the food security of India and a price assurance mechanism for the farmers. 🧵

ruralindiaonline.org/en/articles/in… | By Novita Singh 📷

2| A combine unloads the wheat grain into a tractor, which will carry it to the nearby Sunam mandi in the Sangrur district. This process is repeated multiple times over the day. The harvesting season starts around Baisakhi in mid-April and is at a peak for the next 10 days

3| The Sunam mandi in Sangrur is a principal yard. While the main season of activity in the state’s mandis is during the wheat harvest (April) and the paddy harvest (Oct-Nov), marketplaces function throughout the year, trading in pulses, cotton, oilseeds.

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People's Archive of Rural India

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15 Oct

Every day is Rural Women's Day here at PARI. You don't have to take our word for it, just look at our feed. But if a hashtag gets people to read the right message, then, by all means, let's jump on it. A thread of some of our favourite stories on #InternationalDayOfRuralWomen

@MPalani17304893

1/ Seaweed is an essential algae to a wide array of industries, including the pharma industry. But who goes down into the sea to get it? @MPalani17304893 introduces you to the fisherwomen who spend 7-10 hours in the sea every day to harvest it.
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2/ Just outside Delhi, Shanti Devi changes tyres, fixes punctures, repairs engines – and breaks stereotypes
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People's Archive of Rural India

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15 Oct

Indian women's under-rated role in agriculture[thread]
81% of Indian women workers are cultivators, labourers & small livestock handlers. Women are barred from ploughing but they almost exclusively perform transplanting, weeding, harvesting, threshing
ruralindiaonline.org/en/articles/vi…

‘Manual’ planting, sowing and weeding are more than hard work. They involve a great deal of time spent in painful postures. Most of these activities mean a lot of bending and squatting. Besides, many of the tools and implements used were not designed for the comfort of women. 2/7

The work women do in the fields sees them move forward constantly while bending and squatting. So, severe pain in the back and legs is very common. Often standing shin-deep in water during transplantation, they’re also exposed to skin diseases. 3/7

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