Heritage & mission
National farmer organisation led today by President Krishan Bir Chaudhary — advocating farmer rights, agricultural income, seed sovereignty, and just agri-policy in India and on global stages.
Research note
Public and archival sources use closely related names — Bharat Krishak Samaj (Farmers’ Forum, India), Bharatiya Krishak Samaj, and Bharatiya Kisan Samaj. The 1955 founding story below follows authoritative records for Bharat Krishak Samaj established under Dr. Panjabrao S. Deshmukh. Krishan Bir Chaudhary’s current public title is President, Bharatiya Krishak Samaj.
Visual timeline
Key milestones verified from public organisational histories, registration records, and presidential archives — not invented chronology.
Bharat Krishak Samaj was registered as a society in New Delhi (Registration No. S/806 of 1954–55), creating a formal organisational vehicle for farmer advocacy.
Source: NGO / society registration records summarised in public NGO directories
A grand convention of Indian farmers was organised. Public organisational histories cite this date — with Dr. Panjabrao S. Deshmukh as founder president — as the establishment of Bharat Krishak Samaj (Farmers’ Forum, India).
Source: bks.org.in About; Indian Streams Research Journal historical account
Deshmukh — then a leading agricultural statesman and Union Agriculture Minister — framed farmer organisation as essential to national empowerment: a non-partisan meeting ground to strengthen food systems and the people who produce from the land.
Source: bks.org.in; scholarship on Deshmukh’s agricultural organising
Bharat Krishak Samaj organised the first World Agriculture Fair (opened 11 Dec 1959). Global leaders including U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower participated in opening ceremonies alongside President Rajendra Prasad, with Deshmukh present as Farmers Forum president and Agriculture Minister.
Source: U.S. Presidential archives; historical accounts of the World Agriculture Fair
Through decades, farmer-organisation platforms in this tradition convened seminars, published farmer media, and pressed governments on production, marketing, and rural livelihood questions — functioning as a bridge between field realities and national policy.
Source: Organisation archives and public descriptions of Farmers’ Forum / BKS activity
Documented service as Executive Chairman / senior leader in farmer-organisation letterheads, Seeds Bill parliamentary testimony (2006), international WTO/FAO engagement, and seed-patent advocacy — culminating in the public role of President, Bharatiya Krishak Samaj.
Source: CV and primary documents provided for this portfolio
Leadership on MSP, natural farming and crop diversification at the Government of India high-level committee; state chapter expansion; editorial voice via Kisan Ki Awaaz; continuous television and press advocacy for farmer welfare.
Source: Official CV; BKS West Bengal; published interventions
Philosophy
Farmers feed the nation and steward soil, water, and seed. Organisation exists so the annadata’s voice reaches ministries, Parliament, markets, and international negotiating rooms — without reducing agriculture to an adjustable variable in trade or corporate strategy.
Objectives now
Today
Under President Krishan Bir Chaudhary, the organisation engages MSP and natural-farming policy, seed and pesticide legislation, WTO and food-sovereignty debates, state chapter building (including West Bengal, 2026), and public communication through Kisan Ki Awaaz and national media.
Forward
Strengthen district leadership, defend legal MSP and seed rights, advance natural farming and IPM, keep Indian farmers visible in global trade talks, and expand practical knowledge platforms for the next generation of annadatas.
West Bengal
In June 2026 the West Bengal chapter was formed under his guidance, with priorities of district leadership enrolment, farmer education, technology adoption, and local-language assistance for annadatas.
Visit bkswbengal.orgReferences
Recommended archival sourcing (not yet in this portfolio): official BKS logo package, Krishak Samachar / Farmers’ Forum covers, World Agriculture Fair 1959 photographs, and a high-resolution portrait of Dr. Panjabrao S. Deshmukh from public-domain or licensed collections.