CCS Webinar: What do the Indian Farm Laws Say and Why Are the Farmers Protesting Against Them? Facilitators: Andries Motau & Danford Chibvongodze  Speaker:  Radha D'Souza Date: Thursday, 11 November 2021  Time: 16:00-17:00 SA Time  Zoom Link:  https://ukzn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJckfumpqTsjHNLrKBzzWdl3-jLdf9AH1LUO Topic: In November 2021, the protest of the Indian farmers against the three farm laws passed by the Government of India in June 2020 will complete one year. What are the so-called ‘Farm law’ about and why are Indian farmers opposed to them? D’Souza’s talk will analyse the three farm laws and analyse the far-reaching impact it will have on the agrarian sector in India and the ways in which the farmers’ protests are changing the political landscape in the country.    Speaker Bio:  Radha D'Souza B.A (Philosophy, University of Mumbai), LLB (University of Mumbai) and PhD (Geography and Law, University of Auckland). Radha practiced as a barrister in the High Court of Bombay and taught at the Universities of Auckland and Waikato in New Zealand before coming to University of Westminster. Radha is a writer, critic and commentator on Third World issues and a social justice activist.  Back