Politics of Land Reforms in India

Dr. Devendra Thakur (b. 1939), D. Litt., a former Professor in L.N. Mishra College of Business Management, P.G. Deptt., B.B.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, is Ex-Member, Bihar College Service Commission. A leading educationist, he has taught Economics, Co-operation and Extension in the Rural Institute of Higher Studies, Birauli for more than a decade. He completed his Ph.D. in 1970 and D.Litt. in 1989. He was awarded post-Doctoral Fellowship by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India to study problems relating to Tribals. He visited Naples, Italy, on Italian Government Scholarship to study plan implementation course. A number of articles written by him on Education, Socio-Economic and Political problems have been published in reputed journals of India and also dozens of talks have been broadcast by him fro A.I.R., Patna. He is also author of a number of outstanding books.