If you ate today, thank a Farmer - National Farmer's Day

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Kisan Diwas or National Farmer's Day is celebrated on December 23 every year in India, which is the birth anniversary of the fifth Prime Minister of India, Choudhary Charan Singh. Here is all you need to know...

India is the land of agriculture as most of the people depends on farming for their occupation and income. They contribute a huge share for the Indian economy. 

Farmers are the backbone of society. They  ensure that people don't starve and die of hunger but they themselves struggle for their meals. In order to  promote awareness to help and reward farmers for their contribution this day is celebrated every year.

Where it is celebrated? 

Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and others where the farming activity  is actively undergone. 

Why farmer's day? 

Chaudhary Charan Singh,  was born on 23 December 1902 in a middle class peasant family in UttarPradesh. He was greatly influenced by the Father of our Nation and took his role in freedom struggles.  Charan Singh served twice as chief minister of India’s biggest agrarian state, Uttar Pradesh, where he played a major role in shaping land reforms.

He was the person who serves behind the several major farmer-forward Bills, including the Land Utilisation Bill of 1939 and the Debt Redemption Bill in 1939.

While serving as agriculture minister in 1952, he  abolish the zamindari system in uttar pradesh.

He served as the 5th Prime Minister of India and also as a Kisan Leader for a very short period from July 28, 1979, to January 14, 1980 in India. He had introduced several welfare schemes for the farmers to improve their living standard and also wrote several books on  depicting the farmer's problems and also various solutions to improve their lives .He also worked on bringing small and marginal farmer issues to the forefront. 

Some of his most popular writings: ‘India’s Poverty and its Solution’, ‘Abolition of Zamindari’, ‘Peasant Proprietorship or Land to the Workers’, ‘Co-operative Farming X-rayed’ and ‘Prevention of Division of Holdings Below a Certain Minimum’.

To spread awareness about farmer’s issues in the country, Charan Singh founded the Kisan Trust on December 23 1978 a non-political, non-profit making body — with the aim of educating India’s rural masses against injustice, and fostering solidarity among them.

So , in 2001,  the government of India decided to celebrate kisan diwas on mark of Charan Singh's birth anniversary. 

"The true India resides in its villages." 

                            - chaudhary charan singh. 

He also followed the quote by Lal Bahadur Shastri , 2nd Prime Minister of India "JAI JAWAN JAI KISAN" .

Chaudhary Charan Singh passed away on 29 May 1987. His memorial is located in New Delhi and known as Kisan Ghat.

How it's celebrated?

Eventhough the indian economy mainly depends on the farmer's income. But many of the people are not aware of the problems that farmer's face.

Therefore this celebrations  will work on educating people about their issues, and also to empower the farmers themselves with the latest learnings of the agricultural sector.

On Farmer's day several debates, forums, discussions, quizzes, and competitions are organized to discuss the various issues related to farmers and cultivation. 

"TO MAINTAIN EVERY FIELD OF WORK, HE WORKS IN THE FIELD - FARMER"



Comments

  1. UnknownDecember 23, 2020 at 6:29 AM

    A nice passage in farming and farmers ; This may also help us and Ur future generations to know about farming and farmers and their uses :And grow it.,

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  2. UnknownDecember 23, 2020 at 9:27 AM

    Really ur every contents are very informative ...keep it up👍
    Thanks for sharing such valuable and informative things with us ...

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