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K. N. Kumar

K.N. Kumar (IAS, 1987 batch; Assam–Meghalaya cadre) is a public administrator and agriculture specialist whose career spans rural development, agriculture and fisheries across both state and central government. He holds an MPA from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and a Master’s in Agriculture from Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University, Hyderabad.In Meghalaya, he served as Agricultural Production Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary, and later chaired the statutory Meghalaya State Farmers’ (Empowerment) Commission (2019–2024). He led commodity missions that sRead More...

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The Balija Queen of Malnad: Rani Chennammaji

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In the rain-soaked hill country of Karnataka’s Malnad, Keladi Rani Chennammaji faces an imperial demand that would have broken most kingdoms: surrender Rajaram, Chhatrapati Shivaji’s son, to Aurangzeb. She refuses—and then defends that refusal, outmanoeuvring invasion and safeguarding her guest’s passage.

Her reign begins in crisis. The kingdom’s sovereign, Somashekhara Nayaka I—her husband—suffered a tragic decline and was murdered, tri

The Balija Queen of Malnad: Rani Chennammaji

Books by K. N. Kumar

Her reign begins in crisis. The kingdom’s sovereign, Somashekhara Nayaka I—her husband—suffered a tragic decline and was murdered, tri

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K.N. Kumar (IAS, 1987 batch; Assam–Meghalaya cadre) is a public administrator and agriculture specialist whose career spans rural development, agriculture and fisheries across both state and central government. He holds an MPA from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and a Master’s in Agriculture from Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University, Hyderabad. In Meghalaya, he served as Agricultural Production Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary, and later chaired the statutory Meghalaya State Farmers’ (Empowerment) Commission (2019–2024). He led commodity missions that strengthened aquaculture, expanded Lakadong turmeric and Shiitake mushroom cultivation, and helped introduce strawberry and buckwheat as high-potential crops. At the national level, he served as Chief Executive of the National Fisheries Development Board and as Joint Secretary (Agriculture), where he conceptualised and drafted the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), enabling a ?25,000 crore allocation to states to accelerate growth in the primary sector. He also trained newly recruited civil servants at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, for nearly four years, worked with NIRD, and received the G-Files Exceptional Contribution Award (2017). A strong advocate of natural farming, he practises it on a small farm near Hyderabad.

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K. N. Kumar

The Balija Queen of Malnad: Rani Chennammaji

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The Balija Queen of Malnad: Rani Chennammaji

Books by K. N. Kumar

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