November 15th 2010: In Sambalpur in Orissa Hundreds of farmers turn out to welcome the Kisan Swaraj Yatra into the region: “Project Golden Days” with Monsanto & “Green Revolution in Eastern India” are the focus of the debate
We reached Sambalpur late in the night, coming from Bilaspur. A last-minute arrangement in a Kalyana Mandap was our place of stay... Read More
November 16th 2010: In Bhubaneswar, Orissa
10.30 am: Rally from Master Canteen to Lower PMG Square, Bhubaneswar; 11.30 am to 11.50 am: Street Play on Farmers’ Suicides; 12... Read More
Nov 15, 2010: Yatra is in Sambalpur, Orissa
11.00 am. : Press meet at District auditorium, near Pantha Nivas, Sambalpur; 12 noon : Rally from District Auditorium via Jail Chowk... Read More
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...