The Centre de Sciences Humaines is pleased to invite you to the CSH Seminar

by

Christine Moliner

(OP Jindal Global University)

on

Revisiting the Kisan Andolan

(The Indian Farmers Protest)

Followed by a discussion with Joel Cabalion (CSH-University of Tours)

On

Monday, 7 April 2025, from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm IST

At

Centre de Sciences Humaines

IFI-CSH conference room (ground floor)

2 Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Road, New Delhi – 110011

Registration: TBA

Abstract:The Kisan Andolan or the Indian farmers’ protest of 2020–2021 is one of the longest and biggest (and victorious) social movements in the history of independent India. This book adopts a multidisciplinary approach to contextualise the movement in the long run. It engages with the historical, social and religious roots of the Andolan, examining what makes it so unique and transformative for Indian polity. It explores the (dis)continuities with previous resistance and contestation movements in India and globally, and debates the role so far of regional, religious and class-caste-gender identities. Through interviews, the volume also gives a specific voice and platform to grassroots activists and farmers from the movement.

Speaker:

Christine Moliner is a social anthropologist, , she teaches at OP Jindal Global University. She currently follows two lines of investigation, on the link between international mobility and the structural crisis in agriculture in Punjab and second, on Sikh minority status and response to Hindu majoritarianism both in India and in the Diaspora.

For more info contact:

joel[dot]cabalion[at]csh-delhi[dot]com

laurence[dot]gautier[at]csh-delhi[dot]com

CSH Seminars are in hybrid mode. Please pre-register for offline and online registration before Monday, 7 April, 2:00 p.m. IST.

To attend at the venue: Please note the room capacity is limited. Seats will be reserved on a first-come first-served basis. Kindly bring ID proof to be granted access to the venue.