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We reached “Basudha” farm run by Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies late in the night, after having waited for an Andhra farmer to join us in the bus in Kolkata. There were two makeshift tents put up for the Yatris, one for the... Read More

The Yatra was in Kolkata today. The early morning bustle of this city, with hundreds of people waking up, taking a bath and cooking on the streets, greeted those of us who woke up early and went in search of a morning... Read More

9.30am: Rally at Bishnupura in 3 villages; 11.30am: Meeting with farmers at Bishnupura; 3.30pm: Cultural program;

The day began early and gave all indications of a very busy day ahead – four teams went in four different directions – some of us were part of a cycle rally accompanied by a “trolley” – a rickshaw sort of vehicle... Read More

10.00 am onwards : Seed diversity exhibition at YMCA, Esplanade; 1.30 pm – 03.00 pm : Rally from YMCA to Gandhi Murti, ending with a street play; 3.00 pm – 4.00 pm : Press conference; 4.00 pm : Proceed to Bankura District;

Our day began with an unexpected discovery – a pair of rats was wreaking havoc with our printed materials in the bus boot. We had to bring out all the cartons and boxes and then after locating the rats and removing them,... Read More