India's Farm Bills and Agrarian Crisis: Discussion Series

Over 200,000,000 Indians sleep hungry every night which includes farmers, agricultural workers, industrial & unorganized workers and socially marginalized and 23·2% of men aged between 15 and 54 and 53·2% of women aged between 15 and 49 are found anemic when India let 65 lakh tonnes of grain go to waste in four months, Why?

In July 2019, the RSS/BJP administration promulgated three ordinances and passed them as law in Sep 2020. What are those laws? Why does the RSS/BJP administration push such laws in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic?

How the small scale protests started in Aug 2020 grew in large numbers in Nov 2020? Between Nov 28 and Dec 3, close to 300,000 farmers arrived in Delhi. How is growing as a pan India protest?

What lies are the RSS/BJP administration is spreading through their huge propaganda machinery about MSP(Minimum Support Price) and APMC(Agricultural Produce Market Committee)?

We need to understand these questions not only to save the farmers and Indian agriculture but also importantly how these bills will kill the food security of the common people which leaves us to the mercy of corporates for the food.

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UPCOMING DISCUSSIONS:

Discussion Series#9
THU FEB 25, 2021 — 6:00 PM PT | 8:00 PM CT | 9:00 PM ET
(INDIA Time Zone: FRI FEB 26, 2021 — 7:30 AM IST)

NAME	DESCRIPTION	TITLE	MORE INFO
Dir. RANDEEP MADDOKE	FILMMAKER | WRITER | CINEMATOGRAPHER ‘LANDLESS’ MOVIE DIRECTOR	FARM WORKER & INDUSTRIAL LABOR SOLIDARITY IN THE INDIAN FARMER PROTESTS	SPEECH: https://youtu.be/AvST50YTVRk Q&A: https://youtu.be/6qkeDZq0qGU

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PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS:

Discussion Series#8
THU FEB 18, 2021 — 6:00 PM PT | 8:00 PM CT | 9:00 PM ET
(INDIA Time Zone: FRI FEB 19, 2021 — 7:30 AM IST)

NAME	DESCRIPTION	TITLE	MORE INFO
Mr. A. SIMPSON	National Council member of All India Kishan Mahasabha (AIKM) | Tamil Nadu State President of AIKM | Tamil Nadu State Executive Member of All India Kisan Sangarsh Coordination Committee(AIKSCC)	FARMERS STRUGGLE AND INDIAN DEMOCRACY	SPEECH: https://youtu.be/u57bYYHEm4g Q&A: https://youtu.be/CxwATzsZ1C0

Discussion Series#7
THU FEB 11, 2021 — 6:00 PM PT | 8:00 PM CT | 9:00 PM ET
(INDIA Time Zone: FRI FEB 12, 2021 — 7:30 AM IST)

NAME	DESCRIPTION	TITLE	MORE INFO
PROF. R.RAMKUMAR	Professor – Center for Study of Developing Economies, School of Development Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) More info: Prof.R.Ramkumar	WHY ARE THE FARMERS PROTESTING? WHAT ARE THE SOLUTIONS TO FARMER’S IMPASSE?	SPEECH: https://youtu.be/3wiVFfCz1j8 Q&A: https://youtu.be/dR0zPardhFo

Discussion Series#6
FRI FEB 5, 2021 — 6:00 PM PT | 8:00 PM CT | 9:00 PM ET
(INDIA Time Zone: SAT FEB 6, 2021 — 7:30 AM IST)

NAME	DESCRIPTION	TITLE	MORE INFO
JENNIFER.D	DALIT CAMERA REPORTER | Research Scholar at School of Social Sciences, JNU, Delhi.	DIRECT REPORT FROM GROUND ZERO on INDIA FARMER’s PROTEST	SPEECH: https://youtu.be/gqvPcK6Y21o Q&A: https://youtu.be/E5jpmFHUDXQ

Discussion Series#5
THU JAN 28, 2021 — 6:00 PM PT | 8:00 PM CT | 9:00 PM ET
(INDIA Time Zone: FRI JAN 29, 2021 — 7:30 AM IST)

NAME	DESCRIPTION	TITLE	MORE INFO
PROF. NAVYUG GILL	Assistant Professor in the Department of History at William Paterson University, New Jersey. More info about Prof.Navyug Gill	CONTINGENT SOLIDARITY AND THE KISAN-MAZDOOR STRUGGLE IN INDIA	SPEECH: https://youtu.be/0VJZf2hPi8U Q&A: https://youtu.be/ZwGisTp3FWY

Discussion Series#4 (Topic: 2 of 2)
THU JAN 21, 2021 — 6:00 PM PT | 8:00 PM CT | 9:00 PM ET
(INDIA Time Zone: FRI JAN 22, 2021 — 7:30 AM IST)

NAME	DESCRIPTION	TITLE	VIDEO
PROF. VIKAS RAWAL	Professor – Center for Economic Studies and Planning, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University. More info: https://jnu.ac.in/content/vikas	THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF 2020 FARM LAWS	SPEECH: https://youtu.be/FeKy8vf_F_0 Q&A: https://youtu.be/aWW6doG2Qy4

Discussion Series#3 (Topic: 1 of 2)
THU JAN 7, 2021 — 6:00 PM PT | 8:00 PM CT | 9:00 PM ET
(INDIA Time Zone: FRI JAN 8, 2021 — 7:30 AM IST)

NAME	DESCRIPTION	TITLE	VIDEO;
PROF. VIKAS RAWAL	Professor – Center for Economic Studies and Planning, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University. More info: https://jnu.ac.in/content/vikas	THE CRISIS OF INDIAN AGRICULTURE: WHY ARE FARMERS IN DISTRESS?	SPEECH: https://youtu.be/LHT2bLePKb8 Q&A: https://youtu.be/E25O5KHsjIw

Discussion Series# 2
WED DEC 23, 2020 — 6:00 PM PT | 8:00 PM CT | 9:00 PM ET
(INDIA Time Zone: THU DEC 24, 2020 — 7:30 AM IST)

NAME	DESCRIPTION	TITLE	VIDEO
Mr.G.N.NAGARAJ	All India Agricultural Workers Union	PEASANT/FARMER FARMING vs CORPORATE FARMING	SPEECH: https://youtu.be/QMZD-qYL6xg Q&A: https://youtu.be/TYZuJimmg7c

Discussion Series#1
THU DEC 17, 2020 — 7:30 PM PT | 9:30 PM CT | 10:30 PM ET
(INDIA Time Zone: FRI DEC 18, 2020 — 9:00 AM IST)

NAME	DESCRIPTION	TITLE	VIDEO
Dr.VIJOO KRISHNA N	All India Kisan Sabha (All India Peasant’s Assembly)	AGRARIAN CRISIS: ATTACKS ON AGRICULTURE AND GROWING RESISTANCE	SPEECH: https://youtu.be/5b6Q-VFTGd8 Q&A: https://youtu.be/4WEeNZqFDD0

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