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{{Infobox newspaper | {{Infobox newspaper | ||
| name = Trolley Times | | name = Trolley Times | ||
| type = [[Bi-weekly]] | | type = [[Bi-weekly]] | ||
| format = [[Broadsheet]] | | format = [[Broadsheet]] | ||
| owners = Trolley Times | | owners = Trolley Times | ||
| publisher = Trolley Times | | publisher = Trolley Times | ||
| | | chief_editor = | ||
| | | staff_writers = | ||
| | | founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2020|12|18}} | ||
| language = [[English language|Hindi and Gurmukhi]] | | language = [[English language|Hindi and Gurmukhi]] | ||
| headquarters = [[Tikri, Gurugram|Tikri]], [[Delhi]]-[[Haryana|Haryana Border]], [[Haryana]], India | | headquarters = [[Tikri, Gurugram|Tikri]], [[Delhi]]-[[Haryana|Haryana Border]], [[Haryana]], India | ||
| publishing_country = India | | publishing_country = India | ||
| circulation = 5000 | | circulation = 5000 | ||
| circulation_date = 22 December 2020 | | circulation_date = 22 December 2020 | ||
| website = {{official URL}} | | website = {{official URL}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Trolley Times''''' is a four-page [[biweekly]] newspaper in [[Gurmukhi]] and [[Hindi]]. It was founded on December | '''''Trolley Times''''' is a four-page [[biweekly]] newspaper in [[Gurmukhi]] and [[Hindi]]. It was founded on 18 December 2020 to represent farmers at the [[Delhi]]-[[Haryana]] border protesting in response to alleged attempts by mainstream media to malign and misrepresent the [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Ramani|first=Priya|date=23 December 2020|title=Trolley Times: The Country's Fastest-Growing Newspaper|url=https://www.bloombergquint.com/opinion/trolley-times-the-countrys-fastest-growing-newspaper|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=25 December 2020|website=BloombergQuint}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Singh, Mausami, and Harmeet Shah Singh|date=19 December 2020|title=Trolley Times, I-T Cell: Farmers Swarm Digital Space|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/trolley-times-it-cell-farmers-swarm-digital-space-1751150-2020-12-19|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=26 December 2020|website=India Today}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Sircar | first=Sushovan |date=24 December 2020 |title=Trolly Talkies: Farmers' 'Atmanirbhar' Alternative to Mass Media.|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/trolley-talkies-set-to-start-as-solidairty-through-art-culture-trolley-times|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=26 December 2020|website=TheQuint}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Kumar|first=Ravish|date=19 December 2020|title=GODI MEDIA vs FARMERS {{!}}{{!}}🟠Trolley Times🟠{{!}}{{!}} GODI MEDIA ROAST// ft.Ravish Kumar//गोदी मीडिया ⚫|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnnJC9ZnycI|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=26 December 2020|website=NDTV, 2020}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=The Logical Indian.|date=22 December 2020|title=Trolley Times: Protesting Farmers Get Their Own Newspaper, 2020.|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFSdJ9g0xCM|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=26 December 2020|website=The Logical Indian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kumar|first=Akshay|date=26 December 2020|title=जानिए, हम इन तीनों कानून को रद्द करने के लिए क्यों ऐसे खड़े हैं {{!}} Akshay Kumar {{!}}Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, 2020|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEQkORaWiAA|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=26 December 2020|website=Kisan Ekta Morcha}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Shahjahanpur|first=T. K. Rajalakshmi at Singhu, Ghazipur and|title=Farmers' struggle in India offers a lesson in resilience|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/delhi-ncr-farmers-protests-border-over-new-farm-laws-intensifies/article33431687.ece|access-date=2020-12-29|website=Frontline|date=29 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The newspaper was started by a team of activists including a freelance journalist, a film writer, a video director, two documentary photographers, a physiotherapist, and a farmer.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Protesting farmers launch bilingual paper 'Trolley Times'|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/protesters-launch-trolley-times-186303|access-date=2020-12-29|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Punjabi Music, Cinema and Trolley Times: An unusual harvest of farmers' protests|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/punjabi-music-cinema-and-trolley-times-an-unusual-harvest-of-farmers-protests|access-date=2020-12-29|website=Free Press Journal|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=BBC News|first=Punjabi|date=December | The newspaper was started by a team of activists including a freelance journalist, a film writer, a video director, two documentary photographers, a physiotherapist, and a farmer.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Protesting farmers launch bilingual paper 'Trolley Times'|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/protesters-launch-trolley-times-186303|access-date=2020-12-29|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Punjabi Music, Cinema and Trolley Times: An unusual harvest of farmers' protests|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/punjabi-music-cinema-and-trolley-times-an-unusual-harvest-of-farmers-protests|access-date=2020-12-29|website=Free Press Journal|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=BBC News|first=Punjabi|date=19 December 2020|title=Farmers ਦਾ ਆਪਣਾ ਅਖ਼ਬਾਰ, "Trolley Times" ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਹੋਇਆ {{!}} 2020|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_fDYZkFTbY|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=17 January 2021|website=BBC News PUNJABI}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite journal|last=Bhasin|first=Tanushree|date=31 January 2021|title=How Cultural Initiatives Nurture Collective Activity at the Farmers' Protests|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/media/trolley-times-collective-activity-farmers-protests|journal=The Caravan|volume=January, 2021}}</ref> The first edition of the [[broadsheet]] was issued on 18 December 2020, the 23rd day of the protest. The first issue had a print order of 2,000 copies while the second issue had a print order of 5,000 copies.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /> | ||
== Objective == | == Objective == | ||
The objective of ''Trolley Times'' is to provide a platform to farmers | The objective of ''Trolley Times'' is to provide a platform to farmers. It also provides hard copies for older farmers who are not familiar with digital and social media.<ref>{{Cite web|last=The Wire|date=8 January 2021|title=A Newspaper From the Farmer's Protest. Singhu Border, 2021|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9gF035A9fg&feature=share|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=8 January 2021|website=The Wire}}</ref> The editors of ''Trolley Times'' have stated that the newspaper is run by volunteers<ref name="Chabba20210316">{{Cite web|surname=Chabba|given=Seerat|date=2021-03-16|title=India: Farmers' protests give way to new independent journalism|url=https://www.dw.com/en/india-farmers-protests-give-way-to-new-independent-journalism/a-56890017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210317070416/https://www.dw.com/en/india-farmers-protests-give-way-to-new-independent-journalism/a-56890017|archive-date=2021-03-17|work=[[DW News|Deutsche Welle News]]|department=Asia}}</ref> and operates 'without any political or monitory pressure'. They also stated that is not an official publication of the [[Samyukt Kisan Morcha|Sanyukt Kisan Morcha]], the umbrella organization representing 40 farmer's unions.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bhandari|first=Hemani|date=2020-12-23|title='Not official voice of farmers'|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/not-official-voice-of-farmers/article33397478.ece|access-date=2020-12-29|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite news|last=Bajwa|first=Harpreet|date=18 December 2020|title=Rs 11000 Spent, 2000 Newsletters Printed: Trolley Times Rolls out for Protesting Farmers|work=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/dec/18/rs-11000-spent-2000-newsletters-printed-trolley-times-rollsout-for-protesting-farmers-2238060.html|access-date=30 December 2020}}</ref> | ||
== Content == | == Content == | ||
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== Digital and online publications == | == Digital and online publications == | ||
The ''Trolley Times'' has a digital version in [[Gurmukhi]]-[https://trolleytimes.online/edition/punjabi/2 Punjabi] and [https://trolleytimes.online/edition/hindi Hindi].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":6" /> The [https://drive.google.com/file/d/17s4_JW3HIfsmqoW4MTiLnmzHJ9pl7SyV/view?usp=embed_facebook first] and [https://trolleytimes.online/edition/english/2 second] editions have been translated into English and are accessible online.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=Trolley Times|date=December | The ''Trolley Times'' has a digital version in [[Gurmukhi]]-[https://trolleytimes.online/edition/punjabi/2 Punjabi] and [https://trolleytimes.online/edition/hindi Hindi].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":6" /> The [https://drive.google.com/file/d/17s4_JW3HIfsmqoW4MTiLnmzHJ9pl7SyV/view?usp=embed_facebook first] and [https://trolleytimes.online/edition/english/2 second] editions have been translated into English and are accessible online.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=Trolley Times|date=18 December 2020|title=Trolley Times - English Version - Edition 1.Pdf|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/17s4_JW3HIfsmqoW4MTiLnmzHJ9pl7SyV/view?usp=embed_facebook.|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Trolley Times}}</ref> The second edition of the paper was uploaded on 22 December 2020. Since then eleven editions of the ''Trolley Times'' have been published.<ref name=":7" /> | ||
In a March 2021 interview ''Trolley Times'' editor and [[photojournalist]] Navkiran Natt told [[Germany]]'s [[DW News|Deutsche Welle News]] that for godi-media, "their primary platform is social media but our audience is an old farmer, for whom media is synonymous with a physical newspaper."<ref name="Chabba20210316"/> | In a March 2021 interview ''Trolley Times'' editor and [[photojournalist]] Navkiran Natt told [[Germany]]'s [[DW News|Deutsche Welle News]] that for [[godi-media]], "their primary platform is social media but our audience is an old farmer, for whom media is synonymous with a physical newspaper."<ref name="Chabba20210316"/> | ||
In addition to the ''Trolley Times'', the team has launched "Trolley Talkies", an | In addition to the ''Trolley Times'', the team has launched "Trolley Talkies", an "alternate medium" for people to express "solidarity with the farmers".<ref name=":2" /> Since 2 January 2021, the ''Trolley Times'' started screening documentaries and movies at their makeshift hall. Movies have included; ''Peepli Live'', ''Punjab 1984'', ''Chaar Sahibzade 2'', ''Sajjan Singh Rangroot'', ''The Legend of Bhagat Singh'', ''Manthan.<ref name=":8" />''The team is exploring starting "talk shows by farmers which will also be up on Instagram, YouTube and Facebook.”<ref name=":2" /> | ||
== Slogans == | == Slogans == | ||
The slogan on the First Edition of the English version of the paper reads, | The slogan on the First Edition of the English version of the paper reads, "The sword of revolution is sharpened on the whetstone of ideas" by [[Bhagat Singh]]. The rallying call for the second edition of ''Trolley Times'' read, "O Martyrs, to complete your pending work… We shall give our heart and soul."<ref name=":8" /> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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* [[Community journalism]] | * [[Community journalism]] | ||
* [[Journalism]] | * [[Journalism]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Hindi-language newspapers]] | [[Category:Hindi-language newspapers]] | ||
[[Category:Protests in India]] | [[Category:Protests in India]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:41, 13 October 2025
| Type | Bi-weekly |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Trolley Times |
| Publisher | Trolley Times |
| Language | Hindi and Gurmukhi |
| Headquarters | Tikri, Delhi-Haryana Border, Haryana, India |
| Country | India |
| Circulation | 5000 (as of 22 December 2020) |
| Website | {{URL|example.com|optional display text}} |
Trolley Times is a four-page biweekly newspaper in Gurmukhi and Hindi. It was founded on 18 December 2020 to represent farmers at the Delhi-Haryana border protesting in response to alleged attempts by mainstream media to malign and misrepresent the 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
History[edit | edit source]
The newspaper was started by a team of activists including a freelance journalist, a film writer, a video director, two documentary photographers, a physiotherapist, and a farmer.[1][8][9][10][11][12] The first edition of the broadsheet was issued on 18 December 2020, the 23rd day of the protest. The first issue had a print order of 2,000 copies while the second issue had a print order of 5,000 copies.[1][4]
Objective[edit | edit source]
The objective of Trolley Times is to provide a platform to farmers. It also provides hard copies for older farmers who are not familiar with digital and social media.[13] The editors of Trolley Times have stated that the newspaper is run by volunteers[14] and operates 'without any political or monitory pressure'. They also stated that is not an official publication of the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, the umbrella organization representing 40 farmer's unions.[15][16]
Content[edit | edit source]
The founders have said that Trolley Times aims to provide news and commentary about the farmers movement to the participants and supporters. The farm movement "stretches across 25-30 km and touches half a dozen borders".[1] The paper also aims to be an alternative voice as the protestors have little faith in mainstream media.[8] The first issue of the Trolley Times had 'pictures, opinion pieces, editorials, poems, cartoons, and speeches'.[2][5][8]
Ajay Natt said on 18 December that "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 classrooms set up to educate the poor students."[16] While there were apprehensions about regularly curating and creating content for the newspaper, there has been an overwhelming response with hundreds of people sending in different types of content.[8]
The second edition featured reports and photographs from various protest sites, including Palwal, Singhu, Ghazipur, Bikaner, Patiala, Tarn Taran, and New York.[12] The fourth edition has reports on the workers movement including Mazdoor Mukti Morcha. The fifth edition, published on 5 January, carried a story on Bikramdeep Singh Pannu, a protester who has a Ghadar Party flag on his trolley and had participated in the Shaheen Bagh Protest.[12]
Digital and online publications[edit | edit source]
The Trolley Times has a digital version in Gurmukhi-Punjabi and Hindi.[1][16] The first and second editions have been translated into English and are accessible online.[17] The second edition of the paper was uploaded on 22 December 2020. Since then eleven editions of the Trolley Times have been published.[17]
In a March 2021 interview Trolley Times editor and photojournalist Navkiran Natt told Germany's Deutsche Welle News that for godi-media, "their primary platform is social media but our audience is an old farmer, for whom media is synonymous with a physical newspaper."[14]
In addition to the Trolley Times, the team has launched "Trolley Talkies", an "alternate medium" for people to express "solidarity with the farmers".[3] Since 2 January 2021, the Trolley Times started screening documentaries and movies at their makeshift hall. Movies have included; Peepli Live, Punjab 1984, Chaar Sahibzade 2, Sajjan Singh Rangroot, The Legend of Bhagat Singh, Manthan.[12]The team is exploring starting "talk shows by farmers which will also be up on Instagram, YouTube and Facebook.”[3]
Slogans[edit | edit source]
The slogan on the First Edition of the English version of the paper reads, "The sword of revolution is sharpened on the whetstone of ideas" by Bhagat Singh. The rallying call for the second edition of Trolley Times read, "O Martyrs, to complete your pending work… We shall give our heart and soul."[12]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Ramani, Priya (23 December 2020). "Trolley Times: The Country's Fastest-Growing Newspaper". BloombergQuint. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Singh, Mausami, and Harmeet Shah Singh (19 December 2020). "Trolley Times, I-T Cell: Farmers Swarm Digital Space". India Today. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sircar, Sushovan (24 December 2020). "Trolly Talkies: Farmers' 'Atmanirbhar' Alternative to Mass Media". TheQuint. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kumar, Ravish (19 December 2020). "GODI MEDIA vs FARMERS ||🟠Trolley Times🟠|| GODI MEDIA ROAST// ft.Ravish Kumar//गोदी मीडिया ⚫". NDTV, 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Logical Indian. (22 December 2020). "Trolley Times: Protesting Farmers Get Their Own Newspaper, 2020". The Logical Indian. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ↑ Kumar, Akshay (26 December 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 26 December 2020.
- ↑ Shahjahanpur, T. K. Rajalakshmi at Singhu, Ghazipur and (29 December 2020). "Farmers' struggle in India offers a lesson in resilience". Frontline. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "No faith in mainstream media, so protesting farmers publish their own newsletter". Newslaundry. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ↑ Service, Tribune News. "Protesting farmers launch bilingual paper 'Trolley Times'". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ↑ "Punjabi Music, Cinema and Trolley Times: An unusual harvest of farmers' protests". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ↑ BBC News, Punjabi (19 December 2020). "Farmers ਦਾ ਆਪਣਾ ਅਖ਼ਬਾਰ, "Trolley Times" ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਹੋਇਆ | 2020". BBC News PUNJABI. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Bhasin, Tanushree (31 January 2021). "How Cultural Initiatives Nurture Collective Activity at the Farmers' Protests". The Caravan. January, 2021.
- ↑ The Wire (8 January 2021). "A Newspaper From the Farmer's Protest. Singhu Border, 2021". The Wire. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Chabba, Seerat (16 March 2021). "India: Farmers' protests give way to new independent journalism". Asia. Deutsche Welle News. Archived from the original on 17 March 2021.
- ↑ Bhandari, Hemani (23 December 2020). "'Not official voice of farmers'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Bajwa, Harpreet (18 December 2020). "Rs 11000 Spent, 2000 Newsletters Printed: Trolley Times Rolls out for Protesting Farmers". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Trolley Times (18 December 2020). "Trolley Times - English Version - Edition 1.Pdf". Trolley Times.
External links[edit | edit source]
{{URL|example.com|optional display text}}- Kisan Ekta Morcha