Celebrating FSA : A decade of resilience

In December 2013, beneath the effervescent skies and wise toddy trees of East Godavari, amid a vibrant gathering echoing with hundreds of voices and beating of the drums- the Food Sovereignty Alliance was formed. The vision was set in stone on the sacred land of Pellipadugu, paying homage to the resilience of Mother Earth, the wisdom of the ancestors, and the sovereign future generations. Among the individuals instrumental in laying the foundation of FSA, we take this moment to honour Chundru Nookaraju.

This interview, ‘The food sovereignty movement must be anti-caste’, featuring Chundru Nookaraju, Marskola Kamala, N. Madhusudhan, Murugamma and Sagari Ramdas published in Agroecology Now on December 2, 2023, holds timely significance on various fronts. Not only does it commemorate the 10th anniversary of FSA’s creation, but it also stands as one of the last interviews Nookaraju shared with us. The piece renders our imaginations of a new order, a casteless society and world where food justice is central to our way of life.

Translation of the interview in Telugu :

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Jai Bhim! Jai Bhootali! Jai Adivasi!

_{Chundru Nookaraju was an adivasi leader of the Food Sovereignty Alliance, India , organsing for food sovereignty in the Adivasi territories of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh and he tragically passed away on October 3rd 2022, at a very young age of 47.}