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Research Articles

‘Communication sovereignty’ as resistance: strategies adopted by women farmers amid the agrarian crisis in India

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Pages 24-46 | Received 07 Jan 2017, Accepted 30 Sep 2018, Published online: 04 Feb 2019

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