For the first episode of FAS Young Scholars Corner, we spoke to Gaurav Bansal, a PhD candidate at the University of East Anglia (UK) about the nuances of agricultural distress prevalent in Punjab today.

Reading list for today’s episode:

1) Green Revolution and the Small Peasant: A Study of Income Distribution in Punjab Agriculture – G. S. Bhalla, and G. K. Chadha

2) Changing Land Relations in Punjab and Implications for Land Reforms – Sucha Singh Gill

3) Crisis in Agrarian Economy in Punjab: Some Urgent Steps – H. S. Sindhu

4) The Politics of Markets: Farmer–Trader Relations Under Neoliberalism in Punjab, India – Shreya Sinha

5) Changing Modes of Agriculture in Punjab – Surinder S. Jodhka

Host: Nihira

Image Credits: FAS PARI Photo Archives

Music Credits: Difference – Ketsa