‘Gandhi of Natural Farming’ challenges ‘Foster Father of India’s Green Revolution’. Veteran Natural Farmer, Bhaskar Save’s Open Letters To M.S. Swaminathan, National Commission On Farmers.
Addressing the mounting spate of farmers’ suicides – its roots and remedies – Bhaskar Save writes in his open letter to M S Swaminathan: “I am an 84-year old farmer with six decades of experience… I say with conviction that only by organic farming in harmony with Nature, can India sustainably provide abundant wholesome food and meet every basic need of all—to live in health, dignity and peace.” “You are the ‘father’ of India’s so-called ‘Green Revolution’ that flung open the floodgates of toxic agro-chemicals, ravaging the lands and lives of millions of Indian farmers over the past 40 years….” What follows is a devastating critique of the government’s agricultural policy, and an eloquent plea for urgent fundamental re-orientation. It reveals deep insights into the ground realities and wounded potential of Indian farming.
The Great Agricultural Challenge
