Photos From The Frontlines: Farmers’ Protest At The Khanauri Border

🍃65 year old Kartar Singh from Kapurthala district in Punjab takes a nap in his shelter before it gets dark, when several ex service men like himself patrol the protest site through the night to provide security.

⛄Balbir Singh from Fridkot stands outside his tent. He spends a week at Khanauri at a time, alternating with his elder brother.

🌸Brothers Jagtar and Jagmeet rest in the winter sun during a lull in the activities at the protest site

𓆏Manjeet Singh was among the 100 elderly sikh farmers who participated in a sit in closer to the barricading at the Haryana border by the Haryana police.

𓆏The protest site is separated by 15 meters of no mans land from the fortified barricades constantly manned by the Harayana Police. The protesters on their part have put up barbed wire to stop the police from entering their camp

🦂Balwinder Singh, a 26 year old farmer from Kartarpur, poses with a flag from one of the Farmers organizations supporting the protest.

꧂Farmers from Gurdaspur at the protest site. They came to contribute to the cause, and they say they are ready to stay for as long it takes for the Central Government to give in to their demands.

🅷Women from a nearby village make chapattis at one of the numerous ‘langars’ or community kitchens at the site

🐈Haryana police observe the protesters from their side of the border at Khanauri.

🧸Farmers have parked tractor trolleys covered with tarpaulins which provide them shelter from the elements along the highway

꧒Farmers eat lunch at one of the several langars at the protest site. Volunteers do the cooking and supplies are donated by well-wishers.

🌠The farmers have been at Khanauri for almost a year now and have gradually put up temperorary shelters along the highway to make their stay as comfortable as possible