December 5th 2010- Kisan Swaraj Yatra
9:00 am : Goniana(Bathinda), Venue : Dera Bhai Jagta, Contact : S P Monga – 9855666444 10:30 am : Bathinda, Venue :... Read More
December 6th 2010: Kisan Swaraj Yatra
11 am : Meeting at Hanumangarh Group A: 1 pm : Meeting at Pilibanga 3 pm : Meeting at Ganganagar 6 pm... Read More
December 5th 2010: Our last day in Punjab – In Goniyana, Bhatinda’s Virasat Mela, Mehta, Jaisinghwala and Kheoyali villages
We began our day in the Goniyana Gurudwara where we spent the night after the Jaitu meeting. Here, we emphasized on why it is important for urban consumers to engage with issues of food and farmers. More...
December 4th 2010: Meetings in Bhotna, Bajakhana and Jaitu in Punjab: The Convoy gets longer as the day proceeds
It was a wonderful setting under the trees and a weak sun, in the Gurudwara campus of Bhotna village of Barnala district.... Read More
December 3rd 2010: “Punjab Agricultural University will become irrelevant, if it continues its Anti-Farmer, Anti-Nature and Pro-Monsanto agendas”
We were on the other side of the highway from Gate 2 of Punjab Agriculture University – a motley crowd of around 250 persons, including some ex-employees of PAU, a few scientists of PAU, famous singers like Manmohan Waris, Dr Inderjit Kaur of Pingalwara Society, Prof Jagmohan Singh (grand nephew of Bhagat Singh), Sant Sukhjit Singh Seechewal, Dr Arun Mittra of Doctors for Peace & Development, Umendra Dutt of Kheti Virasat Mission, senior media representatives etc. More...
Dec 3rd: Khanna, Ludhiana, Dhudhike (Punjab)
9.30 AM: Khanna; Venue: Rajdhani Enclave, G T Road; Contact: Varinder Gupta 9815000414; 11.00 AM: Ludhiana; Venue: Opposite PAU, G T Road;... Read More
Dec 4th: Barnala, Bathinda and Faridkot districts (Punjab)
10.00 AM: Bhotna (Barnala); Venue: Gurudwara Sahib; Contact: Nirmal Singh; 3.00 PM: Jalal (Bathinda); Venue: Vivek Ashram; Contact: Manjit Singh 9779800975; 5.00... Read More
December 2nd 2010: Kisan Swaraj Yatra tries to awaken Chandigarh citizens to the cause of Food, Farmers & Freedom
We spent the night in Gurudwara Bhattha Sahib in Ropar on the 1st of December after both the Solan and Nalagarh events... Read More
Dec 2, 2010 : Kisan Swaraj Yatra In Punjab
10.30 am : Public meet in Gurudwara Bhattha sahib, ropar 3.30 pm : Public meet at students center, Punjab University, Chandigarh 5.30... Read More
November 30th 2010: YATRA IN HIMACHAL AND HARYANA
We woke up in the Gurudwara that we spent a comfortable night in, in Ponta Sahib, with the Sun rising over the still Yamuna waters streaming down the river bed. The Gurudwara people were very warm and hospitable to us, reflecting a general Punjabi culture. It was probably one of the most comfortable nights in a long time. It was not just the dinner the earlier night that was sumptuous and delicious but also the breakfast this morning – gajar ka halwa served in the morning! More...