Vijoo Krishnan

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Full Name	Vijoo Krishnan
Occupation	Indian Writer
Date Of Birth	Feb 20, 1974(1974-02-20)
Age	50
Birthplace	Karivellur
Country	India
Horoscope	Aquarius

Vijoo Krishnan Biography

Vijoo Krishnan is one of the most popular and richest Indian writer who was born on February 20, 1974 in Karivellur, India. The first time he encountered political protest for Vijoo Krishnan was demolition of the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992 at St Joseph’s College of Arts & Science, Bangalore. On August 25, 1997, Krishnan signed up as an associate member of the Students Federation of India in Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. His active involvement in student politics via left-wing politics led him to be the Vice President of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) in 1997-98. The seat went to Govind Chandra Mishra of ABVP during the previous year. In 1996-97, the JNUSU election, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Pakistanhad was elected to three central panel seats, including vice-president general secretary, vice president as well as joint secretary. Thus, the success that was won by Battilal Bairwa (President), Vijoo Krishnan (Vice President) and Naseer Hussain (Joint Secretary) from SFI in 1997-98 was crucial for the left-wing politics at JNU. But, the win of Jatin Mohanty of ABVP to become General Secretary 1997-98 is still in the shadows of left-wing politics. An alliance of the left called SFI-AISF was able to take over the leadership in 1998-99, with Vijoo Krishnan as president. After changing the JNUSU constitution during his time, the his first GSCASH (Gender sensibilisation committee against Sexual Harassment) was created. This model was later adopted by various institutions in India. In the following years, Vijoo Krishnan was a prominent figure in the left-wing policy in Delhi. During his tenure , the students’ hostel protests forced government to hire a hotel on campus and to arrange for the transportation to the university. Training of students who are marginalized to prepare for the JNU entrance exam inside the campus was started during his tenure in the position of JNUSU president. In 2004 the year 2004, he was elected simultaneously the President for the State of Delhi and a member of the central executive committee of the Students Indian Federation (SFI).

Vijoo Krishnan has worked in support of taking action on MS Swaminathan Committee recommendations for improving the living conditions of farmers. Vijoo Krishnan has been the main organizer in organising the protests against suicides of farmers. Along together with P Sainath has constantly demanded fair prices for agricultural commodities and protection, as well as encouragement for sustainable farming practices. He also demanded the extension of the PM-Kisan pension to elderly tenants and farmers too. It was his first to reveal the one-sided nature of corruption of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bhima Yojana (PMFBY) along with its repercussions for farmers who were tenants. In PMFBY the farmer strongly opposed the large cost of insurance companies, and the smallest amount of money returned to farmers in the form of compensation. Vijoo Krishnan was adamant about the involvement of multinational companies in the crop insurance scheme. Vijoo Krishnan played an important part in mainstreaming the farmers concern in India. He was invited to the India Today Conclave 2019 and He strongly advocated for the need to reverse the economic policies of neoliberalism since 1991 to combat the agricultural crisis. He is often a face of Indian peasants on International Media and has been included on Al Jazeera, Brasil de fato, Telesur English, Asia Times, Gulf News, Express etc. He was recognized by the Memories of Change exhibition for his contribution to Agrarian Mobilisations. He was a authors of the India Disasters Report II published by Oxford University Press in 2013. He advocated for the necessity of Peasant movement that is grounded in production to guarantee the safety in employment and food security, and alleviate the land’s insecurity. Vijoo along with Utsa Patnaik as well as Harsh Mander, were the presenters at the Agrarian Distress at the Idea of India Conclave that was held to assess the first year of the Modi Government. In the days before this year’s Lok Sabha election, Vijoo and his team organized an enormous peasant protest in Wayanad to protest the election that was proposed by Rahul Gandhi. He was also the key figure in the development of the Bahujan Left Front (BLF) in Telangana to protest against the proNeoliberal economic policies of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi government.

After completing an PhD, Vijoo Krishnan joined St Joseph’s College, Bangalore and was appointed the Director of the Department of Political Science. Following the Gujarat 2002’s riots, Vijoo Krishnan, along with the Dr. Kamal Mitra Chenoy, Vishnu Nagar and Prasenjit Bose was the head of the two-day fact finding team from SAHMAT (Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust) in Ahmedabad. The committee claimed that the 2002 Gujarat protests were not a communal riot , but an act of pogrom. He was the first person to reveal the religious profiling of one Muslim boy identified as Sajid in the hands of Bangalore police in connection to the 25th of July of 2016 serial bombing within the city. Since 2009, Vijoo Krishnan is working closely with issues of agrarian and other issues affecting the peasants. He has been a frequent writer for The Frontline Magazine, The Hindu on Agrarian issues. Krishnan played an important role in the organising of the peasant-long march through Maharashtra as well as the huge protests throughout Rajasthan, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. It was the Mazdoor Kisan Sangharsh rallies held during Delhi as well as the Delhi Chalo March (29-30 November 2018,) was two of the most important occasions. The leader warned the Maharashtra government of more protests by the peasants if they go back on their promises made after the Kisan long march. The Kisan marches in Delhi was attended by more than 1 million farmers. About 300 districts across India witnessed the escalating of the struggle which were led by the All India Kisan Sabha in the recent time. The march of the farmers has given Vijoo Krishnan celebrity status and lots of praise coming from Bollywood (including Sanjay Khan). Vijoo Krishnan is also involved in the actions that are part of The People’s Resistance Forum against Free Trade Agreements. Along with Medha Patkar demanded changes to the Land Acquisition Act 2013.

Vijoo Krishnan Net Worth

Vijoo Krishnan is one of the richest Indian Writer from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Vijoo Krishnan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a main organizers in the key organising of Bhoomi Adhikar Andolan (Movement for Land Rights) A gathering of over 350 social activist and over 65 organizations in Sabarmati, Ahmedabad from July 16-17, 2016, demanding the revocation of 100 % FDI from the agricultural sector. Vijoo and his group participated in protests against the banning of the trade in cattle for slaughter purposes in 2017 in Delhi. His leadership in the Bhoomi Adhikar Andolan has led to the work of the an investigation team within Rajasthan against the execution of Muslims. He has taken a strong stand against the killings of cattle vigilantes from Rajasthan. He has accused the police in the Alwar as well as Bharatpur districts in Rajasthan to be working together with the vigilantes. He emphasized the negative link between the economics of farmers and cow vigilantism.

Vijoo Krishnan was the leader of the nationwide protest day on the 16th of June, 2017 by farmers, which called for a loan waiver to peasants, as well as the reversal or reversal cuts to MNREGA. Vijoo Krishnan is a vocal supporter of legislation like the Forest Rights Act (Amendment) Bill, 2019 , and believes that the bill’s provisions make corporate land grabs of Adivasi land easier. National protests were organized against the bill during the month of July in 2019 under the leadership of Bhoomi Adhikar Andolan Adivasi Adhikar Rashtriya Manch, and the The All India Agricultural Workers Union. Vijoo was a key player in organizing protests of farmers against the acquisition by the government of 1,000 acres of agricultural land to be used for the Mumbai- Ahmedabad High Speed Rail corridor(MAHSRC) Project. Vijoo and his group despite the brutal actions of police played a key role in organizing protests in opposition to the Green Corridor between Chennai and Salem within Tamil Nadu. He was at the forefront in urging the amendment of the central government’s manual on Drought Management (2016) to be in the interest of farmers and to raise the issue of the under-reporting of suicides of farmers in India. He also accused the Modi government of being anti-farmer, and pointed that of the more than 3600 suicides of farmers that occurred in India between 2014 and 2017 70% of those who committed suicide came from BJP-ruled or its partner states. The solution he proposed to combat farmer suicides was) credit at low interest to farmers for farmers and b) price control for input costs. He organized a march of farmers to Indian Parliament to protest against the rising number of suicides of farmers. He stressed the importance of solidarity that goes beyond the lowest support prices and loan waivers, but also to secure the right to land, ownership of forest rights and land. He also criticized of a ultranationalist campaign to win the election of the Narendra Modi’s government, in spite of its policies against farmers.

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Vijoo Ranked on the list of most popular Indian writer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Vijoo Krishnan celebrates birthday on February 20 of every year.