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15 Dec, 11 tweets, 3 min read
The stories by @AparnaKarthi have warmth and empathy. It is why they are so humane, surprising, and affecting. It is also why one can dive into them blindly and be glad that one did.

Here's a short list of some fantastic rural reporting from her 🧵

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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. 🧵

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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 Image
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