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...

We were in beautiful Uttarakhand today. Our spirits were high and we looked forward to the day, what with some of the most pioneering work related to seed conservation and rights having happened in this state with movements like Beej Bachao Andolan. This is the land of other movements like Chipko Andolan, after all! More...

Because of some serious miscommunication problems, the last day of the Kisan Swaraj Yatra in Uttar Pradesh was a washout. For one thing, the team that had set off in Lucknow at 4 pm on the 27th was able to come into Moradabad only at 10 am even though the distance was just 350 kms. There were huge traffic jams created at railway crossings and there were several such crossings! At each such closed railway gate, it took hours to come out of the jam, only to be stuck at the next one. By the time 4 am arrived and close enough to the destination, it was dense fog that began slowing down progress. More...

09.30 am: Interaction with farmers in Ponta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh 01.30 pm: Farmers’ Meeting at Pipli, Kurukshetra district, Haryana 04.00 pm: Farmers’ Meeting at Mohra... Read More

Haridwar: 10 am – Meeting with farmers and office bearers of Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) 11.00 am: Rally, memorandum to the Collector & Press Conference... Read More

11.00 am : Protest and demonstration at Shahidi Smaran, Lucknow 2.00 pm : Press conference at Press club, Lucknow 3.00 pm : Leave for Moradabad;... Read More

The day started with farmers meeting at the school, in Durain village of Varanasi Disrict, where were staying last night. The pradhan of teh village who is also affectionately called as the masterji convened the meeting. It was also the meeting point of 2 yatras, One by Bharat Kisan Union [BKU] farmers in the region who were travelling from village to village in the 3 districts around Varanasi meeting farmers and the other was ours moving from state to state doing pretty much the same. More...

10.00 am : Meeting with BKU farmers at Dauli village, Varanasi 05.30 pm : Candlelight procession and Public meeting at Sultanpur 09.30 pm : leave... Read More