In Rajasthan's Pipad, Kisan Mahapanchayat Strikes a Deep Chord
In Rajasthanâs Pipad, Kisan Mahapanchayat Strikes a Deep Chord In his speeches in Pipad, farm leader Rakesh Tikait speaks of an upcoming 'Hal Kranti', one that he claims is needed to resist the corporate takeover of Indian agriculture. Farmers' leader Rakesh Tikait during a Kisan Mahapanchayat in Pipad, Rajasthan, on March 12. Photo: Indra Shekhar Singh Rights15/Mar/2021 Pipad, Rajasthan, is usually a quiet place with fallow lands, parched salty soils and a blooming mining industry, which often operates in a legally grey zone. In an hour’s drive from Jodhpur, one catches glimpses o...