Fighting Caste and Patriarchy: How Women Farmers Are Reclaiming Commons
‘Fighting Caste and Patriarchy: How Women Farmers Are Reclaiming Commons’ (2026) by Shreya Bansal for 100 Stories of Commons, Land Conflict Watch.
Advocacy
Resources covering community-oriented activities that make demands on the state for land rights, wages, welfare access, policy change, better working conditions, or recognition of women farmers’ labour.
How Four Women Sparked Change in Rajasthan’s Remote Ghatol Villages
‘How Four Women Sparked Change in Rajasthan's Remote Ghatol Villages’ (2026) by Vikas Parashram Meshram for ‘The Wire’.
Ganjam Fisherwomen Unite to Get Back Fish Trade from Monopolistic Traders
‘Ganjam Fisherwomen Unite to Get Back Fish Trade from Monopolistic Traders’ (2020) by Priya Ranjan Sahu for ‘Mongabay India’, produced with support of the Internews’ Earth Journalism Network.
The Rural in the Urban: Warli Women of Mumbai’s National Park
‘The Rural in the Urban: Warli Women of Mumbai's National Park’ (2022) by Jashvitha Dhagey and Dnyaneshwari Burghate for ‘Question of Cities’.
Fisherwomen Ride the Rough Waves While India’s Blue Economy Blooms
‘Fisherwomen Ride the Rough Waves While India's Blue Economy Blooms’ (2025) by Priyamvada Kowshik for ‘Mongabay India’.
Gender, intersectionality and climate smart agriculture in South Asia: A review
‘Gender, intersectionality and climate smart agriculture in South Asia: A review’ (2025) by Nitya Rao, Reema Sathe, Natasha Grist for PLOS Climate.
Marathwada’s Women Rely on Ingenious Cropping Technique to Navigate Climate Uncertainty
‘Marathwada’s Women Rely on Ingenious Cropping Technique to Navigate Climate Uncertainty’ (2025) is a 12-minute Marathi- and English-language documentary for the Eco-India series, co-produced by Scroll.in and Deutsche We…
Women in Parched Bundelkhand Villages are Pioneering Water Conservation Efforts
‘Women in Parched Bundelkhand Villages are Pioneering Water Conservation Efforts’ (Jal Saheli) (2024) is a 13-minute Hindi-language documentary by Down To Earth.
“We have always lived on these islands and gone to sea. How can the state say it does not belong to us?”
—S. Pandiammal, 44, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu