Trolley Times

Trolley Times is a four-page biweekly newspaper in Gurmukhi and Hindi founded on 18 December 2020 to give voice to the Farmer's Satyagraha on the Delhi-Haryana Border in the context of "alleged" attempts (as claimed by the farmer) by mainstream media to malign and misrepresent the Farmer's Struggle.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] The goals of Trolley Times is to provide a platform for the farmers-protest movement that can serve as an antidote to the Godi-media, which  the farmer believe has  deliberately misrepresented them and their concerns. And to provide hard copies for older farmers not familiar with  digital and social media.[8]  The editors of Trolley Times have stated that the newspaper is committed to delivering trustworthy and latest updates straight from ground zero, it is run by volunteers, it operates 'without any political or monitory pressure' and is not the official voice of the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, the umbrella organization representing 40 Farmer's unions.[9][10]

Trolley Times
TypeBi-weekly
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Trolley Times
PublisherTrolley Times
Founded18 December 2020 (2020-12-18)
LanguageHindi and Gurmukhi
HeadquartersTikri, Delhi-Haryana Border, Haryana, India
CountryIndia
Circulation5000 (as of 22 December 2020)
WebsiteTrolleytimes.online

History

The newspaper has been started by a team of activists which includes a freelance journalist, a film writer, a video director, two documentary photo artists, a physiotherapist and a farmer.[1][11][12][13][14] The first edition of the broadsheet was issued on 18 December the 23rd day of the farmers protest. The first issue had had a print order of 2,000 copies; the second issue had a print order of 5000.[1][4]

Content

Trolley Times, its founder have said, aims to provide news, and commentary, about the farmers movement to the participants and supporters of the farm movement that "stretches across 25-30 km and touches half a dozen borders".[1] It also aims to be an alternative voice as the protestors have little faith in mainstream media.[11] The first issue of the Trolley times had 'pictures, opinion pieces, editorials, poems, cartoons and speeches'.[2][5][11]

"The first page of the paper will carry the editorial as well as the daily developments and announcements, the second page will have photographs and artwork and the third page will have news and views from across the world in support of the farmers' agitation while the fourth page will be for light reading as it will have interesting events unfolding at the agitation sites such as wrestling matches between Punjab and Haryana or classroom set up to educate the poor students." Ajay Natt said on 18 December.[10] While there was apprehensions about regularly curating and creating content for the newspaper, there has been an overwhelming response with hundreds of people sending different types of content.[11]

Digital and on line publications

The Trolley Times has a digital version in Gurmukhi-Punjabi and Hindi.[1][10] The first and second editions have been translated into English and are accessible on line.[15] The second edition of the paper was uploaded on December 22, 2020. Since then six editions of the trolley Times have been published to growing readership.[15]

In addition to the Trolley Times, the team is considering launching "Trolley Talkies", an “alternate medium” for people to express “solidarity with the farmers”.[3] The team is exploring starting "talk shows by farmers which will also be up on Instagram, YouTube and Facebook.”[3]

Slogan

The slogan on the First Edition in the English version of the paper reads, “The sword of revolution is sharpened on the whetstone of ideas” Bhagat Singh.

See also

References
  1. Ramani, Priya (December 23, 2020). "Trolley Times: The Country's Fastest-Growing Newspaper". BloombergQuint. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  2. Singh, Mausami, and Harmeet Shah Singh (December 19, 2020). "Trolley Times, I-T Cell: Farmers Swarm Digital Space". India Today. Retrieved December 26, 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. Sircar, Sushovan. (December 24, 202o). "Trolly Talkies: Farmers' 'Atmanirbhar' Alternative to Mass Media". TheQuint. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  4. Kumar, Ravish (December 19, 2020). "GODI MEDIA vs FARMERS ||🟠Trolley Times🟠|| GODI MEDIA ROAST// ft.Ravish Kumar//गोदी मीडिया ⚫". NDTV, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  5. The Logical Indian. (December 22, 2020). "Trolley Times: Protesting Farmers Get Their Own Newspaper, 2020". The Logical Indian. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  6. Kumar, Akshay (December 26, 2020). "जानिए, हम इन तीनों कानून को रद्द करने के लिए क्यों ऐसे खड़े हैं | Akshay Kumar |Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, 2020". Kisan Ekta Morcha. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  7. Shahjahanpur, T. K. Rajalakshmi at Singhu, Ghazipur and. "Farmers' struggle in India offers a lesson in resilience". Frontline. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  8. The Wire (January 8, 2021). "A Newspaper From the Farmer's Protest. Singhu Border, 2021". The Wire. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  9. Bhandari, Hemani (2020-12-23). "'Not official voice of farmers'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  10. Bajwa, Harpreet (December 18, 2020). "Rs 11000 Spent, 2000 Newsletters Printed: Trolley Times Rolls out for Protesting Farmers". The New Indian Express. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  11. "No faith in mainstream media, so protesting farmers publish their own newsletter". Newslaundry. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  12. Service, Tribune News. "Protesting farmers launch bilingual paper 'Trolley Times'". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  13. "Punjabi Music, Cinema and Trolley Times: An unusual harvest of farmers' protests". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  14. BBC News, Punjabi (December 19, 2020). "Farmers ਦਾ ਆਪਣਾ ਅਖ਼ਬਾਰ, "Trolley Times" ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਹੋਇਆ | 2020". BBC NEWS PUNJABI,. Retrieved January 17, 2021.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  15. Trolley Times (December 18, 2020). "Trolley Times - English Version - Edition 1.Pdf". Trolley Times.
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