Agrarian reform in India

Agrarian reform is an issue of long standing for India. It has accompanied it during its hard struggle for independence, but also during its efforts for economic take-off after 1947. Abolition of obsolete land-tenure systems, land to the tiller, equality in the village was and is a heavily disputed political, economic and social problem, affecting Lite country's basic development strategy. he book begins with a general theory of agrarian reform, summarizes briefly the all India aspects & results, and then turns to an anal of progress in four states, where government of different leaning claim to have hired agrarian reform. Probably. Kerala and West Bengal were most successful in their endeavors inspite of heavy odds, Kainataka achieved something, while in Andhra Pradesh the results seem meager. The empirical part largely results from field observations and discussions during several extended field-trips over many years through the Indian countryside and through its manifold research institutes and state institutions. The author's critical approach is due to his sincere desire for economic and social progress of India's many millions of cultivators, struggling hard for survival.