Sudipta Biswas is a Program Manager based in Kolkata, India. Sudipta joined Landesa in 2014 after working with government departments and several international organizations including the United Nations Development Programme.
What inspires your work with Landesa? In many developing countries like India, agriculture is the mainstay for the rural economy, and secure land rights determine production and household food security. Being a part of Landesa’s global team, I am contributing to meeting the aspirations of people in rural areas experiencing poverty and to increasing the land’s productivity.
What is your favorite part of working for Landesa? Landesa works closely with governments; by having a positive, cordial working relationship with government departments, we can contribute meaningfully to better implementation of progressive land reform policies with a gender-sensitive approach.
Of what are you most proud during your time with Landesa? I work with a very committed team at Landesa, who have contributed a lot to securing land rights for women in rural areas experiencing poverty, in addition to indigenous groups, by conferring land titles.
Describe your vision for a better world. I envision a world that is a better place of living — where every human being has dignity and security of food and land rights.
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It’s been a very interesting and outstanding journey in Landesa where I worked to Secure Legal Land Rights in south Karnataka. A decade of journey in Landesa with loads of learnings. Good see the lot work now which is replicated actress global. Good work by Team Landesa, continue your work to meet millions of landless families.
It is great to hear about you and the journey in Landesa. The land literacy program and land rights to women of Landesa are really appreciated. Now, I have been working in Dhosa Chandaneswar Bratyajana Samity (DHOSA). Is it possible to take a land literacy program in Sundarban and Uttar Dinajpur district , West Bengal? Thanks.