How farmers fight for democracy in India, with Mukulika Banerjee
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Emily Tamkin, the US editor of the New Statesman, interviews Mukulika Banerjee about her new book Cultivating Democracy: Politics and Citizenship in Agrarian India. They discuss the farmers' protests that eventually led to a government U-turn in India, the history of Indian rural politics and the health of democracy in the subcontinent. If you have a You Ask Us question for the international team, email [email protected] Further reading: India reveres its democracy, but the room for dissent is shrinkingClaims of conspiracy behind India’s farmers’ protests carry a warning for the worldHow a farmers’ protest in India evolved into a mass movement that refuses to fadeHow India’s farmers’ protests went global Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
