[Imc-india] PROPOSED: KRRS President Dies
evan at protest.net
evan at protest.net
Mon Feb 9 01:57:13 PST 2004
Hey, can we turn this in to a feature for india.indymedia.org then put
it up on www.indy?
-evan
----- Forwarded message from friday <friday at nadir.org> -----
Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 21:48:50 +0100
From: friday <friday at nadir.org>
Reply-To: friday <friday at nadir.org>
Subject: news from India
To: evan at indymedia.org
Dear Evan,
it was nice meeting you at last in Mumbai and great you had the time to
come to
the meeting.
Prof. M.D. Nanjundaswamy, a well-known farmer and activist, President of
the
Karnataka State Farmer's Association KRRS, died last week. Would you
like to ask
the features people at www.indymedia.org to write a feature about him?
You'll find a short text here:
http://www.nadir.org/nadir/initiativ/agp/new/swamy.htm
Greetings and all the best,
friday
----- Weitergeleitete Nachricht von Oliver de Marcellus
<elviejo at greenmail.ch> -----
Betreff: Death of Nanjundaswamy / LOS (AS) CAMPESINOS (AS) DE LA
INDIA,
PIERDEN AL PRINCIPAL DEFENSOR DE SUS DERECHOS
"Swamy" est mort
Professeur Nanjundaswamy, a mené le mouvement paysan du Karnataka (KRRS)
et
de l'Inde pendant 30 ans. Membre du comité international de Via
Campesina
depuis sa fondation, il a inspiré l'Action Mondiale des Peuples (AMP) et
le
mouvement contre l'OMC et la mondialisation depuis 1997. Il est mort à
Bangalore, le mardi 3 février, mais sa Caravane Intercontinentale de
solidarité et de résistance chemine toujours dans nos esprits et nos
coeurs.
PRESS RELEASE, BANGALORE FEBRUARY 3, 2004
FARMERS LOSE A LEADING CHAMPION OF THEIR RIGHTS
Professor M.D. Nanjundaswamy, a leading and renowned advocate of
farmersâ
rights, passed away this morning at 7.45 am in Bangalore, Karnataka. He
was 68.
Born a native of Mysore in Karnataka, India, Professor Swamy was the son
of
a farmer turned lawyer and socialist parliamentarian. He was educated in
Mysore and Karnataka Universities in Science and Law, and then did post-
master's
specialisations at the Hague Academy of International Law, and in
Constitutional Law at different universities in the then West Germany
and
France till 1964.
Professor Swamy had a long and illustrious career in academic, public
and
political life. He worked as Professor of Law in Mysore and Bangalore
Universities till 1979, served as a member of the Karnataka State
Parliament from 1989 to 1994 as an independent non-party member, and
founded the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) in 1980. He achieved
renown for his dynamic leadership of the KRRS and his strong position
against agriculture and economic policies that threaten the livelihoods
and
survival of millions of Indiaâs small farmers.
KRRS was established in 1980 as a result of crop based farmers
organisations at the Taluk (sub-district) and District levels merging
togther to fight against the increasing state repression of farmersâ
agitations for fair commodity prices, appropriate policy supports and
debt
relief. By 1983, KRRS had become a formidable organisational and
political
force, and was instrumental in installing the first non-Congress
government
in Karnataka. In 1989, KRRS contested in State Legislative Assembly
elections and won in two constituencies. In 1990, Professor
Nanjundaswamy
became a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) and shortly thereafter
became a prominent Member of the House. During his tenure, he raised
vital
issues of corruption by prominent politicians of the state and the
illegal
exploitation of natural resources.
As KRRS President, Professor Nanjundaswamy formulated many direct
actions
against liberalisation and globalisation, the major ones directed at
Cargill seeds, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Monsanto transgenic seeds and
crops. Professor Nanjundaswamy and KRRS have been vociferous critics of
the
Dunkel Draft text which led to the establishment of the World Trade
Organisation (WTO), and consistently demanded that India not become a
member of WTO; to this day, KRRS demands that India pull out of the WTO
(India became a member in 1994, at the very establishment of the WTO).
In 1996 Professor Nanjundaswamy was selected as the South- Asia
Coordinator
of La Via Campesina, the only international small farmersâ movement in
the
world committed to upholding the rights of small farmers the world over.
Through his association with La Via Campesina, Professorâs
Nanjundaswamyâs
activities against multinational seed companies acquired greater
international visibility.
Professor Swamy was widely respected for his sharp intellect, incisive
political analysis and unfailing commitment to the needs and priorities
of
small farmers and rural communities. He was the Managing Trustee of
''Amrita Bhoomi,'' an International Centre for Sustainable Development,
conserving indigenous seeds and promoting sustainable agriculture.
Professor Nanjundaswamy is survived by his wife, a daughter and a son.
>Comunicado de prensa, BANGALORE 3 DE FEBRERO 2004
>LOS (AS) CAMPESINOS (AS) DE LA INDIA, PIERDEN AL PRINCIPAL DEFENSOR DE
SUS DERECHOS
>
>Profesor M.D. Nanjundaswamy, de 68 años de edad,
abogado, principal defensor de los derechos campesinos, murio esta
mañana a las 7.45 est en Bangalore, Karnataka.
>
>El profesor Swamy, nació en Mysore en Karnataka, India, hijo de
campesinos llegó ser abogado y parlamentario socialista. Se educó en las
universidades de Mysore y de Karnataka en ciencias y leyes, y después
hizo
especializacion (postmaster) en la academia de Hague de derecho
internacional, y en Derecho Político en diversas universidades en la
República Federal de Alemania y la Francia hasta 1964.
>
>El profesor Swamy tenía una carrera larga e ilustre en la vida
académica,
pública y política. Trabajó como profesor de leyes en las universidades
de
Mysore y de Bangalore hasta 1979; sirvió como miembro del parlamento del
Estado de Karnataka de 1989 a 1994 como miembro independiente, no de
partido, y fundó el Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) en el ano 1980.
Él, alcanzo renombre por su dirección dinámica de KRRS y su posición
fuerte contra políticas agricolas y económicas que amenazan la
supervivencia de millones de pequeños campesinos de India.
>
>KRRS fue establecido en el 1980 por organizaciones de agricultores en
el
distrito de Taluk (sub-districto) y junto con otros distritos se
coordinaban para luchar contra la creciente represión del Estado a las
movilizaciones campesinas por precios justos, las ayudas apropiadas y
la
condonación de deuda.
>
>En 1983, KRRS se había convertido en una fuerza de organización y
política formidable, y fue fundamental en la instalación del primer
gobierno "no-Congreso" en Karnataka.
>
>En 1989, KRRS participo en elecciones legislativas de la asamblea del
Estado, ganando en dos distritos electorales. En 1990, profesor
Nanjundaswamy fue miembro de la asamblea legislativa (MLA) y después,
fue
miembro prominente de la Camara. Durante su legislatura, él planteó
temas
vitales en cuanto a la corrupción de políticos prominentes del estado y
de
la explotación ilegal de recursos naturales.
>
>Como presidente de KRRS, profesor Nanjundaswamy impulso muchas
acciones
directas contra la liberalización y la globalizacion, las principales,
dirigidas contra las semillas de Cargill, Kentucky Fried Chicken, las
semillas y cultivos transgenicos de Monsanto. El profesor Nanjundaswamy
y
KRRS han sido críticos del Proyecto de Dunkel que condujo al
establecimiento de la Organización del Comercio Mundial (OMC), y ha
exigido
constantemente que la India no sea miembro de la OMC.
>
>Hoy , KRRS exige que la India salga de la OMC (la India volvio ser
miembro en 1994, año de la creacion de la OMC).
>
>En 1996 profesor Nanjundaswamy fue elegido como Coordinador de Sur-
Asia
de Vía Campesina, el único movimiento campesino internacional en el
mundo
que defiende los derechos de los (as)campesinos (as) en todas partes
del
mundo. Con su afiliacion a la Vía Campesina, las actividades de
Professor
Nanjundaswamy contra las compañías multinacionales de semillas
adquirieron
mayor visibilidad internacional.
>
>El profesor Swamy es extensamente respetado por su agudeza
intelectual,
su incisivo análisis político y su compromiso sin falla con las
necesidades
y las prioridades de campesinos (as) y comunidades rurales. Él, era
parte
del consejo administratdor de "Amrita Bhoomi'', un Centro Internacional
para el Desarrollo Sostenible, que conserva las semillas indígenas y
promueve la agricultura sostenible.
>
>Un hijo, una hija y su esposa sobreviven al profesor Nanjundaswamy
>
>
>
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