This is the 23rd installment of The Rationalist, my column for the Times of India. I had a strange dream last night. I dreamt that the government had passed a law that made using laptops illegal. I would have to write this column by hand. I would also have to leave my home in Mumbai to deliver it in person to my editor in Delhi. I woke up trembling and angry – and realised how Indian farmers feel every single day of their lives. My column today is a tale of two satyagrahas. Both involve far...
