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Punjabi Writers, Activists Say Self-Proclaimed Sikh Leaders Cant Take Away Womens Rights "The anxiety over women entering into marriages of choice has deep-seated patriarchal and casteist roots, wherein a woman is perceived as property, and handed over from her parents to her husband’s family, safely within the community and caste, with little say in the matter." The 18-year-old Sikh woman from Kashmir who was brought to Delhi by community leaders. Photo: PTI Women20 hours ago New Delhi:Â...

March 2, 2021 The white hatchback slowed down as it approached the toll plaza. At the wheels was a middle-aged Sikh man and in the passenger seat an old woman with flowing grey hair. Seated behind were three more women, one middle-aged and the other two much younger, who looked barely out of their teens. Toll plazas in Punjab—sites of permanent sit-ins by farmers protesting against the new farm laws—have been closed for months, free for vehicles to pass through without paying any fee. Yet, ...

Punjab ground report: Six months on, farm protest remains strong – and united. Where is it headed? Anger over Modi government’s farm laws is rooted in a deeper disquiet that cuts across community lines. Left unresolved, it could take a dark turn. Feb 25, 2021 · 09:00 am Farmers and agricultural workers arrive to attend a rally against farm laws, in Barnala, Punjab, onFebruary 21. | Reuters/Danish Siddiqui The white hatchback slowed down as it approached the toll p...