Ep#5 | Bangla Podcast | Discussion | Operation Barga in West Bengal (1978)
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Show Notes
Pratyay and Srinjoy discussed Operation Barga of 1978, pertinent policies, background and aftermath. A few relevant resources follow:
Srinjoy’s article “An eclectic demystification of Operation Barga” http://plpr-association.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2015_PLPR_SARC_Ganguly.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0kr7yXhRDRneQKiMCzAQFE7QmUDqk0eNl4NKaTHdUUYZKe2MXLjiL6ZUg
Article by Bipab Dasgupta “Sharecropping in West Bengal-From Independence to Operation Barga” : https://www.epw.in/journal/1984/26/review-agriculture-review-issues-specials/sharecropping-west-bengal-independence
Agricultural reform and productivity: some important lessons to be learnt from West Bengal's "Operation Barga". By Raychaudhuri and Sen https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/20006779762
West Bengal Land Reform Act, 1955 http://www.bareactslive.com/WB/WB010.HTM - Empowerment and Efficiency: Tenancy Reform in West Bengal by Abhijit V. Banerjee, Paul J. Gertler and Maitreesh Ghatak https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/338744
State of Agriculture in India https://prsindia.org/policy/analytical-reports/state-agriculture-india - Land Reforms in Theory and Practice: The Kerala Experience by P. Radhakrishnan https://www.jstor.org/stable/4370526