G&R Episode 87 (1): India in Crisis! Covid-19 and Civil Society Uprisings w/ writer Harbeer Sandhu

In part one of this two-part episode, we talk with writer Harbeer Sandhu (@SuperbHerb) about the social, political and epidemiological crises happening in India.  Recently returned from a trip to India, Harbeer talks with us about the impact of COVID in India, the lockdowns in Punjab, the general strike in January and the politics and policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP party,

In part two, we'll go in-depth about the protest encampments surrounding New Dehli and the farmers' and worker's movements which have led the strikes and protests.

Harbeer Sandhu is a writer, critic, educator, and organizer. He lives in Houston, TX with his dog, Rocket Singh.

Read more// 

• Dollars and Sense: India's Farmers' Protests (https://bit.ly/3fl6DKb) 
• ‘We are witnessing a crime against humanity’: Arundhati Roy on India’s Covid catastrophe (https://bit.ly/3vN8SfE) 
• The Caravan Reporting on the Indian Farmers' protests. (https://bit.ly/2QeLk4k) 
• "Landless" A documentary on caste and class dynamics in Punjab by Randeep Maddoke (https://bit.ly/3tHA4LB)  
• HouChron: India's deepening water crisis at the heart of farm protests (https://bit.ly/33Cx2gT)    

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