November 24th: Champaran, last day in Bihar
10 am: Farmers’ meeting at Chakia Highway Service Petrol Pump, East Champaran; 12 noon: Meeting at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Madhopur, West Champaran;... Read More
November 22nd 2010: Yatra enters Bihar – interacts with farmers, farmer leaders and intellectuals in Patna; Rally, interaction with children and outreach to hundreds of citizens in Musallahpur bazaar
The Yatra entered Bihar today and the 3-day trip in Bihar began with a public meeting at Srikrishna Vigyan Kendra, Patna. The meeting was attended by farmers, farmer leaders with various unions, students from schools and colleges, urban consumers, media representatives and an ex-Minister, ex-MLA and so on and was chaired by the Chairperson of the State Farmers’ Commission, Dr Upendranath Verma (an active person in his 90s), who was also a former Minister for Rural Development. More...
Nov 23rd: Samastipur and Muzaffarpur, Bihar
10.30am – 12.00pm: Dialogue with Rajendra Agricultural Univ, Samastipur; 12.45pm: Meeting with villagers in Vidyajhanp village; 3.30pm: Meeting at Press Club, Muzaffarpur;... Read More
November 21st 2010: Yatra reaches Jharkhand – Public Meeting and Rally at Ranchi
13th state, 51st day of the Yatra was marked by our entry into Jharkhand. It was another early start for the yatris where we all woke up before 4 am and left soon after, from “Basudha”. Everyone knew that it was going to be a long day ahead, since we were to leave for Patna, after the Ranchi programme. Some 700 kms in one single day to reach Patna in the early hours of November 22nd, at 2.20 am. We were witness to beautiful scenery and got to see the largest rainfed-paddy-growing state in India! More...
Nov 22: In Bihar now! Today at Patna
10.30am: Citizens’ meeting at Srikrishna Vigyan Kendra, South West Gandhi Maidan, Patna; 12.30pm: Rally and prayer meeting at Gandhi Maidan; 1.30pm: Visit... Read More
22nd Nov, 2010: Kisan Swaraj Yatra
10:30 am : Citizens’ meeting at Srikrishna Vigyan Kendra, South west, Gandhi maidan, Patna 12:30 pm : Rally and prayer meeting near... Read More
21 Nov: Yatra is in Jharkhand
11am: Public meeting at Bariatu, Near RIMS Hospital, Sri Section, Ranchi; Contact: Mr.Sahay, 9204750638
November 20th 2010: In “Basudha” farm, in Bankura district – Celebration of rice diversity and local culture – a leisurely day punctuated by a long padayatra, village meetings and cultural events
We reached “Basudha” farm run by Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies late in the night, after having waited for an Andhra farmer to... Read More
November 19th 2010: In Kolkata – a seed diversity exhibition, public meeting, street play , rally and press conference fill up the day
The Yatra was in Kolkata today. The early morning bustle of this city, with hundreds of people waking up, taking a bath... Read More
Nov 20th: Bankura district, West Bengal
9.30am: Rally at Bishnupura in 3 villages; 11.30am: Meeting with farmers at Bishnupura; 3.30pm: Cultural program;