A vast majority of the Indian farming population continues to live in abject poverty. The numbers are particularly striking in the case of small and marginal farmers.
Even as the central government is reviewing the extent of damage caused to the wheat crop, it has already ruled out resuming the wheat export, banned last year, due to domestic supply concerns.
The professor believed in the core principle of growth with equity and dignity for the poor. He honoured this idea with his actions and writings until his last breath.