Nov 14th 2010: Farm visit at Jan Swasthya Sahyog, Ganiyari; Interaction with Doctors; Rally at Masturi, Bilaspur, a 100% organic village surfaces….
The late arrival into Jan Swasthya Sahyog, Ganiyari village, did not stop the yatris from getting ready early for the farm visit... Read More
November 13th 2010: In Chattisgarh’s capital city – Public meeting, interaction with students and village visit form events of the day
The Kisan Swaraj Yatra entered Raipur today. The day began with the Yatris visiting the Gandhi Statue in the city and paying... Read More
Nov 14: Bilaspur, Chattisgarh
8 am: Visit to the organic farm of Jan Swasthya Sahyog, Ganiyari 9 am: Interaction with doctors of Jan Swasthya Sahyog, working... Read More
November 13th, 2010: Yatra in Raipur, Chattisgarh
11.30 am: Yatris pay homage at the Gandhi Statue 12 noon onwards: Public meeting at Gauss Memorial Centre
November 12th 2010: Yatra enters Chattisgarh through the Jeypore tract; State Government waives road taxes for the Yatra!
We camped in the office building of RCDC (our thanks to them for accommodating us) in a couple of rooms where the yatris slept in the small space cozily next to each other given the chill descending in the nights as winter comes in, it was not clear when the night ended and the day began! – the yatris were getting ready for November 12th by using the one toilet in the office in turns, as they took a bath and then went back to sleep since we had an early start scheduled. More...
November 11th 2010: In Koraput, the land of rice diversity; the land of Adivasis
We spent the night, whatever was left of it after traveling on a bad, ghat road from Visakhapatnam, in the campus of THREAD in Kokirigama in Koraput district. It was a wet night, with no lights and loud night sounds greeted us in the campus at around 12.30 am when we finally reached the campus. More...
November 10th 2010: Huge, colorful, festive rally in Visakhapatnam – Adivasis turn out in huge numbers along with dalit agricultural workers, to highlight specific issues of concern
For the Yatris, the day began on the beachfront, after we reached Visakhapatnam at around 2.30 am. We were put up in a youth hostel on the beach road and the sea beckoned many. “We began on one coast and here we are, on another coast”, remarked one of the Yatris. More...
Nov 12th 2010: Yatra enters Chattisgarh (Jagdalpur)
After traveling through the famous Jeypore tract, known for its rice diversity, Yatra has events lined up in Jagdalpur. 10 am to... Read More
Nov 11th 2010: First Day in Orissa: Yatra in Koraput of Orissa
11 am to 3 pm: Public meeting in Koraput, at the Tribal Museum 3.30 pm onwards: Meeting in any closeby village
Nov 9: Press Release: Kisan Swaraj Yatra in Vijayawada today; Farmers demand immediate announcement of remunerative price for their paddy crop
Vijayawada, November 9th 2010: Continuing its huge mobilisation around the need to get greater support for farmers, for their sustainable livelihoods, the... Read More