Punjab has embarked on one of its most consequential agrarian reforms in decades, transferring long-term cultivation rights over government-owned farmland to 30,000 landless families under the Apna Khet Apna Rozgar programme. More than a simple land handout, the scheme aims to shift thousands of rural households from dependence on daily wage labour toward asset-based livelihoods, […]
Land
Politics of Land
For months, New Delhi has brushed aside criticism of the Waqf (Amendment) Act as if the country were dealing with a minor clerical reform. That line no longer convinces anyone. A law said to “streamline” a creaking system has instead stirred street protests, rattled state capitals and given opposition parties in Bihar a potent rallying […]
In the Land of the Guru
“There is but One God; His Name is Truth; He is the Creator, Fearless, without hatred, Timeless and Self-Existent.” – Guru Granth Sahib, Japji Sahib (Mool Mantar) In Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the air once again carries the fragrance of devotion and the warmth of welcome. As Sikhs celebrate the […]