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India’s agrarian crisis reaches ‘civilisation proportions’
In a month’s time the three-day ‘Kisan Mukti march’ to Delhi by agricultural cultivators will demand a special, 21-day joint session of parliament, dedicated entirely to discussing India’s growing agrarian meltdown and related issues. COLIN TODHUNTER explains
BACKS AGAINST THE WALL: Tribal communities demand transfer of land titles in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, October 23 2018
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WITH over 800 million people, rural India is arguably the most interesting and complex place on the planet and yet it is also one of the most neglected in terms of both investment and media coverage.
Veteran journalist and founder of the People’s Archive of Rural India Palagummi Sainath argues that the majority of Indians do not count to the nation’s media, which renders up to 75 per cent of the population “extinct.”
According to the Centre for Media Studies in Delhi, the five-year average of agriculture reporting in an Indian national daily newspaper equals 0.61 per cent of news coverage, while village-level stories account for 0.17 per cent.
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