Kisan Diwas

Who was Chaudhry Charan Singh, the individual who started National Farmer’s day in India?
Chaudhary Charan Singh was born on December 23, 1902, to a middle-class farming family in Uttar Pradesh. After being moved by Gandhi's nonviolence, Singh joined the Independence struggle. After Independence, he joined forces with socialism in rural areas. The land reforms in Uttar Pradesh were primarily his idea. The Debt Redemption Bill of 1939, which significantly relieved rural debtors, was developed and passed with his help. A memorial called "Kisan Ghat" was built at Raj Ghat in his honour since he was crucial in raising issues for small and marginal farmers.

What is the origin of India's National Farmer's Day?
Between July 28th, 1979, and January 14th, 1980, Chaudhary Charan Singh, the Kisan Leader, ruled over the country for a relatively little period of time. He developed a number of welfare programmes for farmers and wrote multiple books about their issues, offering a number of suggestions to improve the lot of the nation's farmers. As a result, in 2001, the government chose to honor Charan Singh's birthday with Kisan Diwas. The catchphrase "JAI JAWAN JAI KISAN," which Lal Bahadur Shastri, India's second prime minister, had given to the nation's farmers, was spoken by Chaudhary Charan Singh. National Farmers' Day is observed by the majority of India's farming and agricultural states, including Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Madhya Pradesh, among others.

What role does National Farmer's Day serve?
India is a land of rural communities and thriving agriculture. Farmers or those who work in agriculture make up the majority of the rural population in the nation. Many of the country's soldiers are descended from rural families. Every year, Kisan Diwas is held as a way to recognize the devotion and sacrifice of farmers. It also implies that we must look after their financial and social well-being. Giving farmers access to the most modern agricultural science is another theme of the day.

What role does agriculture have in India's economy?
In India, only a small portion of rural households are engaged in agriculture. According to the Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) for 2019, India's pastoral areas are home to 93.1 million agricultural households. If a household produced field or horticultural crops, livestock, or other specified agricultural items worth more than $4,000 and at least one member of the household was self-employed in the agribusiness in the year prior to the survey, the household is considered agricultural.

How should National Farmer's Day be observed?
National Farmers Day can be observed in a variety of ways. Where one lives will determine everything. Country people, for example, can imitate the conventional farming methods that were employed before electricity and other modern technologies were created. There may even be festivals to attend nearby. City dwellers have the choice of visiting a rural region and visiting a neighboring farmer's market.

Educate yourself on the farm-to-table movement.

• Attend small-town festivals. These usually showcase food and culture from farms. By visiting the festivals, you support the farmers and the local communities.
• Learn more about everything you consume.
• Without using any equipment, you will have the chance to spend the day with friends and family. Additionally, it is a learning opportunity.
• Invite an elderly farmer you know to lunch so you can hear their stories and learn from their wisdom.
• Find information about conventional farming practices.
• Own a farm? Today, cultivate it using conventional farming tools.
• You can also buy and give Indian handicrafts like jewelry or paintings of rural scenes to relatives and friends to commemorate the day.