The farmers have shaken the government with their protests, now
continuing for over three months. They’ve challenged the regime with
their blockades, sit-ins, marches, as much as they have with their songs
and music. This is not new. Historically, agrarian movements such as
Tebhaga have given us a rich tradition of music that articulates
farmers’ struggle, resolve, and demands.
Ongoing protests are no different as songs in solidarity have been
produced in hundreds, adding a contemporary zing to traditional forms,
creating new musical interventions, and standing up against the regime
that has tried to censor them deploying all its auxiliaries. This
episode of Waqt ki Awaz, in solidarity with the protesting farmers, is a
tribute to the poetry and music from the farmers protests.
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