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Chaudhary Charan Singh (23 December 1902 – 29 May 1987), better known as Charan Singh was an Indian politician and a freedom fighter. Singh was principally known for his land and agricultural reform initiatives.
May 25, 2024 · Charan Singh (born Dec. 23, 1902, Noorpur, Uttar Pradesh, India—died May 29, 1987, New Delhi) was an Indian politician who served briefly as prime minister (1979–80) and was known for his land and agricultural reform initiatives.
Shri Charan Singh served as Minister for Agriculture and Forests (1962-63) in Smt. Sucheta Kripalani’s Ministry. He gave up the Department of Agriculture in 1965 and assumed charge of the Local Self-government department in 1966.
Feb 9, 2024 · Charan Singh was Uttar Pradesh’s first non-Congress chief minister, and went on to become Prime Minister of India in 1979. Regarded as a ‘champion of peasants’, he is credited with creating a new political class encompassing farming communities in North India.
Feb 12, 2024 · Charan Singh’s three transformative land reform laws helped in creating a socially and politically empowered middle peasantry. This new rural middle class saw its economic fortunes rise as well with the Green Revolution that entailed the introduction of high-yielding crop varieties, chemical fertilisers and labour-cum-time saving ...
Charan Singh was the first 'kisan' prime minister, played a pivotal role in re-organising the political economy of agriculture in Uttar Pradesh by drafting and enacting different bills for...
Dec 26, 2021 · To stop Charan Singh from becoming prime minister, the smaller Jan Sangh party proposed the name of Jagjivan Ram, correctly anticipating Charan Singh’s response. He had always maintained those who supported the resolution on imposing Emergency were unacceptable to him and his supporters.
The archives chronicle Charan Singh's lifelong ethical and simple lifestyle, emphasizing the importance of agriculture in India's development, poverty alleviation, rural employment generation, and social justice through a shared economic approach.
Jun 15, 1987 · But to many, Charan Singh, 85, epitomised the politics of India - the hunger for power, the pettiness, the self-destructive contradictions and above all, the reluctance to accept political reality. Yet, when he passed away last week after a long and painful illness, it symbolised the end of a political era.
Mar 23, 2016 · Professor Sunil Khilnani, from the King's India Institute in London, explores the life and legacy of Charan Singh, the lawyer turned politician who championed the cause of India's...
