Our Story
In practice, the Foundation is a network of academics and other scholars, including faculty members and research fellows at the Indian Statistical Institute, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, and other institutions. The office of the Foundation was located in Kolkata from 2005 through November 2012. It is now located in Bangalore. The small whole-time research staff works from this office.
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Welcome to FAS
The Foundation for Agrarian Studies (FAS) is a charitable trust established in 2003 and based in Bengaluru, India. As an independent research organisation, FAS is committed to facilitating multi-disciplinary theoretical and empirical enquiry in agrarian studies in India and other less-developed countries. It works as a network of a wide section of people interested in the agrarian question, including academic and other scholars, policy professionals, and members of mass organisations working in the countryside. The Foundation collaborates with young researchers and students, senior scholars, leading academic institutions, donor agencies, and governmental and intergovernmental organisations interested in different socio-economic aspects of rural life in India.
Since 2005
Since 2005, a major activity of the Foundation has been an India-wide programme of village studies, titled the Project on Agrarian Relations in India.
Research Project
The project involves description and analysis, and the creation of a detailed database on village India in diverse agro-ecological and socio-economic regions of the country.
Mission
To support rigorous, multi-disciplinary research into agrarian structures, rural livelihoods, and agricultural transformations in India and other developing countries.
Vision
A future where research-grounded understanding of rural realities drives equitable, sustainable, and inclusive agrarian transformation for rural communities.
Brief History of FAS
History and Background
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Our Team
Trustees
The Foundation for Agrarian Studies team is made up of a core group of research and coordination staff, as well as scholars working with data from the Foundation Archive.
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Trustee, Foundation for Agrarian Studies
Madhura Swaminathan
Trustee, Foundation for Agrarian Studies
V. Namasivayam
Trustee, Foundation for Agrarian Studies
Parvathi Menon
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V. K. Ramachandran
Trustee, Foundation for Agrarian Studies
Sarita Alexander
What We Achieved
Our Impact
Our impact in numbers reflects the reach, progress, and positive change created through our initiatives, partnerships, and community engagement over the years.
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