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या अमरावती खेड्यातील शेतकरी त्यांच्या नशिबाची वाट धरतात

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नांदगाव पेठ गाव (अमरावती जिल्हा) येथील एका शेतक याशी माझ्या मुलाखतीत, त्यांनी मला त्यांच्या शेतात वीजपुरवठा, प्रधानमंत्री फसल विमा योजना, नुकसान भरपाईच्या यंत्रणेचे खाजगीकरण, श्रीमंत-बड्या शेतकर्‍यांचे एकत्रिकरण यासारख्या समस्या उपस्थित केल्या. प्रतिनिधी हेतू (Photo by Nandhu Kumar on Unsplash) नुकसान भरपाई यंत्रणेचे खाजगीकरण तुषार कापडे या विद्यार्थी-शेतक नांदगाव पेठ गावात भरपाई यंत्रणा कशी चालते हे सांगितले. कोणत्याही अभूतपूर्व आपत्तींपासून त्यांचे पीक सुरक्षित करण्यासाठी शेतक विमा कंपनीकडे काही वार्षिक प्रीमियम भरला आहे. प्रीमियम कागदपत्रात नमूद केलेल्या कारणांमुळे जेव्हा पीक खराब होते तेव्हा काही विशिष्ट भरपाईसाठी शेतकरी पात्र असतो. तुषार पुढे स्पष्टीकरण देतात की नुकसान भरपाईच्या निवारणासाठी एखाद्या शेतक साठी ही प्रक्रिया नीटनेटके आहे आणि गावातील बहुतेक शेतक कडे माहिती नसते. विमा कंपनीने नियुक्त केलेला अधिकारी भरपाईची रक्कम निकाली काढण्यास मदत करतो विमा कंपनीने नियुक्त केलेला अधिकारी नुकसान भरपाईची पूर्तता करण्यात मदत करतो जेव्हा तुषारने आपल्या गावातील प्रभारी अधिका पर्यंत पोहोचण्य...
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Farmers In This Amravati Village Wait For Their Fate

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In my interview with a student-farmer from Nandgaon Peth village (Amravati district), various problems faced by the farmers such as electricity supply, the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, privatization of compensation mechanism, unionization of rich-big farmers, and more have brought drought-like period for them.  Some have even resorted to suicide due to the long-term effects of these problems. Representational purposes - Credits: Sajal Haldar - Pixabay Privatization Of Compensation Mechanism  Tusshar Kaapde, a student-farmer explained how the compensation system works in Nandgaon Peth village.  - For farmers to secure their crop against any unprecedented calamities, they pay a certain annual premium to an insurance company. - - In times when the crop is damaged due to the reasons mentioned in the premium document, the farmer is eligible for certain compensation.  - Tusshar further explains that for a farmer to seek redressal for the compensation, the process is t...
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नक्सलवाद: राज्य द्वारा माओवादी शोषण का इतिहास

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छत्तीसगढ़ के बीजापुर जिले के जोनागुडा गांव में नक्सल-राज्य हमले में मारे गए 22 सुरक्षाकर्मी भारत के मध्य में 1980 से 2000 के दशक तक माओवादियों और राज्य के बीच हिंसा के युग को दर्शाते हैं। राज्य और माओवादियों (या जैसा कि वे उन्हें नक्सली कहते हैं) के बीच का मुद्दा जितना चिंता का विषय लग सकता है, उसके पक्ष में और अधिक तकरार है। यहां देखें कि किस वजह से हिंसा भड़की, नक्सलवाद का इतिहास, कैसे राज्य ने आदिवासियों के बुनियादी मुद्दों की अनदेखी की और बदले में बहु-राष्ट्रीय निगमों (एमएनसी) का समर्थन किया, और इस मुद्दे पर लगे कलंक को पाटने में मीडिया की भूमिका। नक्सलबाड़ी, पश्चिम बंगाल 1967 में, पश्चिम बंगाल के नक्सलबाड़ी क्षेत्र के एक सुनसान गाँव, प्रसादुजोत के किसानों ने उन जमींदारों के खिलाफ हिंसक आंदोलन का नेतृत्व किया, जिन्होंने अपनी कानूनी रूप से हक़दार ज़मीनों पर जबरदस्ती कब्जा कर रखा था। वामपंथी कार्यकर्ताओं कानू सान्याल और जंगल संथाल के नेतृत्व में किसानों के बीच हिंसक आदान-प्रदान और पुलिस के खिलाफ चारू मजूमदार द्वारा समर्थित (जो जमींदारों का समर्थन करते थे) ने ग्रामीण भारत में नक्सल आं...
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Problem with the Indian voter: Lessons from past for future

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Somewhere in Bihar in 2015: "If he wants our vote, the solar panel should be free!" Image: TOI The idea of wanting things for free is in existence to date. Any and everything is given for free will be accepted with a big smile; even if the source is a crook. In exchange, the so-called "beneficiary" barters his faith and his willingness to vouch for the source. This behavior of free rewards reflects in politics in India majorly in voting behavior.  In the minds of an Indian voter, biases, be it social or caste still remains. The air to this state of mind is supplied by the igniting factors that exist around the voter; the never-ending construction of a road, and ill-broken bridges, to name a few.  Indians have traditionally cared more about their own personal well-being that the country’s broader macroeconomic health A helping hand: good or bad?  A voter thinks about the importance of his vote on or 2-3 days prior to the voting day. This reflects how gravely the ...
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World Today, Tomorrow - with George Orwell's Animal Farm

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The propaganda war never fades; it is there - it will be there, unless...? The late 70's in India saw the rise of movies as a meliorate medium to unfurl social messages. It was not late for TV to gain popularity and hence, opportunists turned their thoughts into it! 1977, the year Indira Gandhi, the 3rd Prime Minister of India evoked the Emergency and called for fresh elections. This "democratic" move after a brief period of tyranny was backed by a 10-letter word- PROPAGANDA.  As bitter voices had flourished against her in every corner of the country by the opposition parties, the public was aligning towards this noise. It was only when the incumbent PM used the sole TV channel 'Doordarshan' as her soft tool to hold off the thousands to their TV sets. The famous movie of the time "Bobby" was broadcasted on the channel to prevent the masses to attend the various call-outs of the opposition.  This is just one of the many examples.  What's Animal Farm h...
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The need for police reforms in India

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For a country like India  to prosper,  the functioning of the police is crucial and must be monitored Democracy is surely made of four pillars; the legislative, executive, judiciary, and the media but it stands on the ground which we may call, the police. For the smooth functioning of the pillars, a systematic working police force plays a huge role.  The aberrant killing of Vikas Dubey and the disclosure of his alliance with several police officers showcase the political nexus angle and highlight the urgent need for change in the police system. This being one of the many latest examples of unlawful police action, an important and a much less discussed topic in today's news arena comes into the light; the police reforms.  From January 2020 to July 2020, 914 judicial and police deaths (53 in police custody) were reported by the National Human Rights Commission .  Talks of Police Reforms in the past    Questions on the police reforms were asked way back i...
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The sham and illywhacker media

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Propagandist, unethical, useless - are now synonyms with the Indian media. Why? (Freedomwire.com) The forth pillar of a democracy, its media, is the primary bridge between th e government and the masses. It holds the most important links between ideas of politics and the hopes of the citizens. But what has happened to the media? Is the "real" one gone with the winds?  Stories that matter or Stories are just matter? Media houses owned by the state publish news that favour the state. The same owned by business tycoons incline towards a particular political party, a popular figure or some other influential personality. In this process the owner enjoys commendable support from the masses and this gives him/her a hand over others. Citizens are led to the path of darkness by these media folks who obey to their masters. Nothing noteworthy to do, these houses publish stories that either speak ill-will of their competitor or praises the owner.  This system of ownership-publishing ...
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More than a book review: Tolstoy's War and Peace

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This novel by Tolstoy contributed in his nomination for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905 and 1906 The 1812 retreat by the Russian artist Illarion Pryanishnikov The modern literature is incomplete without mentioning Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace . The book is a journey, from Russia's matters to France and again Russia. The descriptive and detailed nature of the characters, events and the life of the book sums up the 5 years of research and writing of Leo Tolstoy.  War and Peace is considered as a pinnacle in realism fiction. The novel annals the French invasion of Russia popularly known as the Patriotic War of 1812 led by Napoleon. It reflects the impact and influences the invasion creates on the minds of the five Russian aristocratic families.  Though the novel is set 50-60 years before Tolstoy's day, the immense research, scanning of history and detailed articulation portray reality in its form.  War and Peace is spread in four books or parts....
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