Kisan Diwas or National Farmer’s Day is celebrated every year on 23rd December all across India to commemorate the birth anniversary of Chaudhary Charan Singh, a great farmer leader & former Prime Minister of the country. Kisan diwas is celebrated with great zeal and fervor by various organizations and institutions to praise the farmers, the backbone of our economy.
About Chaudhary Charan Singh
Chaudhary Charan Singh, the great farmer leader, was the 5th Prime Minister of India who served the nation for a very short period i.e. from 28th July 1979, to 14th January 1980. He fought & stood for farmer issues as well as their rights. Carrying Chotu Ram’s (farmer leader) legacy forward, he established the Kisan Trust on his 76th birthday - 23rd December 1978, to create awareness of farmers issues among the rural population. Born in a farmer family, Chaudhary Charan Singh rose to the position of state Chief Minister later went on to become the Union Home Minister, Finance Minister, Deputy PM and finally country's Prime Minister.
Krishi Jagran on 23 December is organizing a Facebook LIVE on ‘Contributing Factors in Changing Face of Agriculture’
The Speakers of the day are;
Bharat Bhushan Tyagi, Padamshree Awardee, Progressive Farmer
Vinod Kumar Gaur, CMD, National Seeds Corporation
K U Thankachen, Director Marketing, Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd
Vijay Sardana, Well Known Corporate Director Techno Legal Expert & Economic & Trade Policy Analyst
Ashish Agrawal, President & Head Agribusiness, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company
Hari Rajagopal, VP, Capital Markets and Strategic Initiatives, Sammunati Agro Solution
MC Dominic, Editor-In-Chief, Krishi Jagran, Agriculture World
