41 Facts About Vijoo Krishnan

Dr Vijoo Krishnan is an Indian peasant leader, writer on Agrarian Issues and General Secretary of the All India Kisan Sabha.

Vijoo Krishnan is a politburo member of Communist Party of India.

Vijoo Krishnan was part of the six-member central secretariat of CPI from 2022 to 2025.

Vijoo Krishnan is one of the key organiser of Bhoomi Adhikar Andolan.

Vijoo Krishnan was born to Dr P Krishnan and Shyamala in Karivellur, the land posturing the legacy of peasant movements in Kerala.

Vijoo Krishnan spend much of his childhood in Bangalore and got enrolled at St Joseph's Indian High School.

Vijoo Krishnan did his graduation in Political Science from St Joseph's College, Bangalore and joined School of International Studies, JNU for his master's degree.

Vijoo Krishnan completed both his MPhil and PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University with a specialisation in Indian Agrarian Economy.

On 25 August 1996, Krishnan enrolled himself as a member of Students' Federation of India at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Thereafter, Vijoo Krishnan was a prominent face of left politics in Delhi.

Vijoo Krishnan was the one to expose the religious profiling of a Muslim boy named Sajid by the Bangalore police in connections with the 25 July 2016 serial bomb blast in the city.

From 2009 onwards, Vijoo Krishnan is working close with agrarian issues and other matters concerning peasants.

Vijoo Krishnan is a frequent contributor to The Frontline Magazine, The Hindu on Agrarian issues.

Vijoo Krishnan is involved with the activities of the People's Resistance Forum against Free Trade Agreements.

Vijoo Krishnan has taken strong position against the murders of cow vigilantes in Rajasthan.

Vijoo Krishnan accused the police in Alwar and Bharatpur districts of Rajasthan to be working hand in hand with the vigilante group.

Vijoo Krishnan pointed out the negative correlation between farmer economy and cow vigilantism.

Vijoo Krishnan gave leadership for the nationwide protest day on 16 June 2017 by farmers which demanded the loan waiver for peasants and reversal of fund cuts in MNREGA.

Vijoo Krishnan is a strong advocate against the Forest Rights Act Bill, 2019 and argues that the provisions of bill makes corporate land grab of adivasi land more easy.

Vijoo Krishnan played a crucial role in organizing farmers protest against the government acquisition of 1000 acres of agricultural land for Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail corridor project.

Vijoo Krishnan was in the forefront to demand to amend the central governments manual for Drought Management in service of farmers and bring up the issue of under reporting of farmers suicides in India.

Vijoo Krishnan emphasised the importance of solidarity based not just for minimum support prices and loan waivers but for achieving land rights, ownership of land and forest rights.

Vijoo Krishnan accused the ultranationalist political campaign for the re-election of Narendra Modi government despite its anti-farmers policies.

Vijoo Krishnan has been vocal for the implementation of MS Swaminathan Committee recommendations for bettering the conditions of farmers.

Vijoo Krishnan has been the leadership for organising the protest action against farmers suicides.

Vijoo Krishnan demanded the extension of PM-Kisan pension to old farmers and tenants as well.

Vijoo Krishnan was the first one to expose the corruption in Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and its bitter implications for tenant farmers.

Vijoo Krishnan strongly opposed the involvement of multinationals in crop insurance schemes.

Vijoo Krishnan has played a very crucial role in mainstreaming the farmers issue in India.

Vijoo Krishnan was invited to India Today Conclave 2019 and he strongly argued for the case of reversing the neoliberal economic policies since 1991 for combating agrarian crisis.

Vijoo Krishnan is a frequent face of Indian Peasantry in International Media and has been featured in Al Jazeera, Brasil de Fato, Telesur English, Asia Times, Gulf News, Express etc.

Vijoo Krishnan was recognised by Memories of Change exhibition for his contributions in Agrarian Mobilisations.

Vijoo Krishnan was one of the contributor to the India Disasters Report II published by Oxford University Press in 2013.

Vijoo Krishnan called for the importance of Peasant movement rooted in production level in order to ensure the security of employment, food security and inverse the insecurity of land.

Vijoo Krishnan was one of the signatory to the Supreme Court which demanded the reconsideration of the verdict on Justice Loya's death.

Vijoo Krishnan was a signatory against the attempt of Uttar Pradesh Government charging FIR against The Wire and its editor Siddharth Varadarajan.

Vijoo Krishnan translated Huchangi Prasad's poem against caste discrimination from Kannada to English.

Vijoo Krishnan played instrumental role in the peasant agitations against the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce Bill, 2020, the Farmers Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Essential Commodities Bill, 2020.

Vijoo Krishnan called the three farm laws as anti-famers and perpetuating "corporate profiteering" and "corporate loot" in agrarian sector.

Vijoo Krishnan was elected as the general secretary of AIKS on 16 December 2022.

Vijoo Krishnan is the youngest general secretary in the past 60 years of AIKS.