Videos for Vikalp Sangam, by Video Volunteers
Short videos by community members on alternative initiatives that attempt to integrate ecological sustainability, economic democracy, social justice, cultural diversity…
Twist of the Tongue
Using mobile phones and Bluetooth, the Pahadi Korbas of Chhattisgarh record and share songs of their community and rediscover a…
Gondwana Calling
A tribal ‘girl band’ talks about setting things right in Chhattisgarh’s villages
Shubhranshu Choudhary: Giving a Voice to a Ravaged, Neglected Region
When the India-born BBC reporter went to cover conflict on his home turf, he realized that journalists were getting it…
The new jungle drums
A unique cell phone-based networking system in Chhattisgarh helps Adivasi Gonds share local news and air grievances.
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A legally guaranteed MSP will not hit exports
Farm shipments form a small part of the total production and operate independently of the support prices regime When farmers’ movement in India raises a demand for a legally guaranteed MSP (minimum support price), there is often a counter argument posed about how this would affect India’s agricultural export competitiveness. India’s agriculture exports were estimated […]
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Digital control: how Big Tech moves into food and farming (and what it means)
Undermining agroecology and local food systems
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‘Mere Paas Sarkaar Hai’
‘No reform can succeed that does not seek to strengthen the position of the weak and the excluded.’
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Kerala artistes spread awareness on farmer rights
Samskarika Sahithi has become the first cultural body to come out creatively in support of the striking farmers.
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Where Camels Take to the Sea
How will all of those kharais fare in a region that has become less hospitable to them?