How the farmers movement seeks to expand democratic space in India, plus nine more weekend reads 10 must-read pieces for your Sunday. 8 hours ago Women shout slogans at an expressway which was blocked by farmers to mark the 100th day of the protest against the farm laws, near Kundli border, in Haryana, India, March 6, 2021. | Anushree Fadnavis/ Reuters Jyoti Punwani explains how the induction of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Narayan Rane into the Union Cabinet “puts the final seal on the rift between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Uddhav Thackeray-headed Shiv Sena.” “Modi’s India is a living nightmare for India’s Muslims. And Muslim journalists are the first in line to report and write on it, to confront it and document it as professionals,” writes Mohammad Ali. “Yet we are too afraid to speak. We cannot report and write what we feel, and that is our destiny. Our stories cannot help against the horrors of Hindutva anymore. Most Indian Muslim journalists I know are facing depression and trauma. And it is only the privileged who have the opportunity to reflect on their identity – the assault on their identity.”