[Imc-india] Re: [www-features] PROPOSED: KRRS President Dies

Mon Feb 9 12:22:02 PST 2004

evan,

that would be great, and i'd be happy to help.  just let me know what i
could do.

bb

> 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
>  >
>  >
>  >
> ----- Ende der weitergeleiteten Nachricht -----
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