Punjab in Distress
The FAS Young Scholars Corner is a podcast series which aims to bring to fore the voices of young research collaborators of FAS who are currently conducting studies on various aspects of rural economies. These young researchers have either recently completed or are in the advanced stage of their research. All of them have made use of FAS data and or methods for their doctoral studies.
Episode 1: Punjab in Distress
For the first episode of FAS Young Scholars Corner, we spoke to Gaurav Bansal, a PhD candidate at the University of East Anglia (UK) about the nuances of agricultural distress prevalent in Punjab today.
Punjab in Distress
The FAS Young Scholars Corner is a podcast series which aims to bring to fore the voices of young research collaborators of FAS who are currently conducting studies on various aspects of rural economies. These young researchers have either recently completed or are in the advanced stage of their research. All of them have made use of FAS data and or methods for their doctoral studies.
Episode 1: Punjab in Distress
For the first episode of FAS Young Scholars Corner, we spoke to Gaurav Bansal, a PhD candidate at the University of East Anglia (UK) about the nuances of agricultural distress prevalent in Punjab today.
Reading List:
1. Green Revolution and the Small Peasant: A Study of Income Distribution in Punjab Agriculture – G. S. Bhalla, and G. K. Chadha.
2. Changing Land Relations in Punjab and Implications for Land Reforms – Sucha Singh Gill.
3. Crisis in Agrarian Economy in Punjab: Some Urgent Steps – H. S. Sindhu
4. The Politics of Markets: Farmer–Trader Relations Under Neoliberalism in Punjab, India – Shreya Sinha.
5. Changing Modes of Agriculture in Punjab – Surinder S. Jodhka.
Host: Nihira | Image Credits: FAS PARI Photo Archives | Music Credits: Difference – Ketsa
Sudha is an Administrative Assistant of the Foundation. She assists the administrative division of the Foundation and also has taken part in fieldwork organised by the Foundation.
