Historic Victory for Farmers: Is it the First?

In this episode of 'Itihaas Ke Panne', senior journalist and writer Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay traces the history of peasant movements in India by drawing parallels between the present movement and the Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928.

On Friday, November 19, in what is being called a historic moment, the Modi government was forced to announce the repeal of the three controversial farm laws that farmers from all across the country had been protesting against for the past year. Is this the first time farmers have mobilised in a way that forced the government to roll back its decision? In this episode of 'Itihaas Ke Panne', senior journalist and writer Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay traces the history of peasant movements in India by drawing parallels between the present movement and the Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928.