Kisan Long March in Maharashtra: An AIKS Film

They made the deaf hear and the blind see. The Kisan Long March in Maharashtra caught the imagination of the people, and received their unstinted love and support. It was an amazing struggle, the likes of which have not been seen in India in recent times.

The Long March began in Nashik. Twenty-five thousand farmers, including thousands of women, took the first steps. The March concluded in Mumbai with over 50,000 farmers. It was an ocean of red – the red flag of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), red banners, red flags, red caps and red placards with our slogans.

This film narrates the story of this historic march. It is an attempt to explain why peasants have been protesting on the streets across the country for last four years, and why peasants in Maharashtra decided to walk 200 kilometers to give their message to the government.