Session 1C on Day 2 (November 7, 2025) of the International Conference on Agrarian Change was chaired by A. V. Jose (Honorary Visiting Professor, Centre for Development Studies). The speakers were A. Vijayaraghavan (President, All India Agriculture Workers Union), K. N. Ganesh (Chairman, Kerala Council of Historical Research), Balasingham Skanthakumar (Social Scientists’ Association, Sri Lanka), and R. Vijay (Dean, School of Economics, University of Hyderabad). The session covered the dynamics of rural productive classes, land reforms in Kerala, rural poverty in Sri Lanka, and poverty among peasants and workers.