Entrepreneur Sana Javeri Kadri and Artist/Activist Madame Gandhi on India's Farmer Protests

FUTURE OF WOMEN

Today, artist/activist Madame Gandhi speaks with entrepreneur Sana Javeri Kadri about her work with Indian farmers and the recent farmer protests in India.

In Diaspora Co's India Farmer Protest Primer, Sana writes, "In September, the governing party of India pushed through three farm & ag bills that were highly contested by the opposition, without consulting the very farmers that make up 60% of the Indian workforce, who these three bills would most impact. The bills deregulate the farming sector, and create room for corporations to privatize the industry rapidly, without much oversight, and with absurd clauses that specifically prevent farmers from pursuing litigation against corporations for contract violations or abuses."

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Sana Javeri Kadri is the founder of Diaspora Co., a direct trade spice company working towards a radically equitable, sustainable, and more delicious spice supply chain. Born and raised in Mumbai, India amidst a big family of idealists and architects, she has over a decade of experience in every facet of the food industry and supply chain from farm worker, to line cook, to marketing consultant. She founded Diaspora Co. in 2017 and it has quickly become a nationally acclaimed, beloved food brand that supports over 300 small Indian farmers and laborers and growing, and aims to set a new standard for what equity in our food system can look like. She currently lives between Mumbai, India and Oakland, California.

Madame Gandhi is an artist and activist whose mission is to celebrate gender liberation. She has toured drumming for M.I.A, Thievery Corporation and most recently Oprah on her 2020 Vision Stadium Tour with morning dance party Daybreaker. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Georgetown University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She has been listed as Forbes Music 30 Under 30 and is a 2020 TED Fellow. Her uplifting music and mathy beats have been critically acclaimed by The New York Times, Billboard, NPR and more.