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| Name of the Collection | K. Santhanam collection |
|---|---|
| Folder/Categories | II. Subject Files, 1846-1984 |
| Sub-folder/Sub-category | Economic Policies and Planning, 1959-1976 |
| File No. /Acc. No. | 27 |
| Abstract | The file contains press clippings and articles on agricultural development, food, and rural India. They include K. Santhanam�s writing on the Intensive Agricultural Development Programme, also known as the �package programme�, his analysis of government policies on food production, crop insurance, rural electrification, and reforms related to land ceilings and land distribution. Also contains his article, �Human Approach in Agricultural Development� published in Kurukshetra (1966), and writings on the problems of Indian agriculture, rural development, unemployment and insurance, the social and economic justice of rural India, agricultural financing, the sugar industry, the �land grab� movement, and on popular unrests due to rising food prices. |
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| Recipient | |
| Keywords | agricultural development; food; rural India; Hindu; Swarajya; Kurukshetra; Intensive Agricultural Development Program; package programme; food production; crop insurance; rural eletrification; land ceiling; land distribution; Human Approach in Agricultural Development; rural development; agricultural financing; sugar; land grab; unrest |
| Start Date “Period From” | 1960 |
| End Date “Period To” | 1974 |
| Extent | 100 pp. |
| Item type/Format | Printed and Typed |
| Language | English |
| Remarks | Press Clippings: The Hindu, Swarajya Weekly/Kurukshetra: An Open Forum on Community Development Vol. 15 No. 1 is available |
| Source/Link | |
| Donor | Ravi Santhanam |
| Donation Date | 2025 |
| Custodian | Ashoka Archives of Contemporary India, Ashoka University, Sonepat (India) |
| Right/Copyright | Donor |
