Prof. H.S.Shylendra 'Regenerating Cooperatives as Institutions of the Future'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8_7SnfbCwA&t=59s .
Prof. H.S. Shylendra presented a paper titled, 'State versus peasants: The political-economy of farm laws and farmers agitation in India' at the International Conference on Globalization and Future of Rural-Agrarian in 21st Century India, held during February 23-24, 2023, at the Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi.
India recently witnessed a massive peasant rebellion against three farm laws brought to deepen market-oriented reforms. Using a political-economy perspective, the paper by Prof. Shylendra has tried to understand the true nature of the farm laws and the agitation, besides drawing implications for addressing the extant crisis. The government’s measures appeared desperate given its neoliberal compulsions, and the proclaimed strategy of resolving the crisis through institutional reforms. The farmers’ concerns emerged in the backdrop of agriculture’s overall deterioration and the lack of viable livelihood alternatives. While the disjuncture with social realities undid the farm laws; the attempted broadening of the class-orientation aided the farmers’ agitation.
Prof. Shylendra works in the area of Social Sciences at IRMA. His current areas of interest are Rural Development, Poverty, Rural Livelihood, Microfinance, Rural Finance, Development Theories, Governance and Development, Local Governance, and Cooperatives.
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