Well known farmer leader & thinker Sharad Joshi passes away
Q. Renowned economist and agriculturalist as well as prolific journalist and well known farmer leader_________ passed away on 12th December 2015 at the age of 81.- Published on 14 Dec 15a. Sharad Joshi
b. Anil Joshi
c. Manohar Joshi
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Sharad Joshi
Well known economist, agriculturalist, journalist and farmer leader Sharad Joshi died at the age of 81. He was the founder of the Shetkari Sanghatana and hailed from Satara in Western Maharashtra. He worked with the Indian Postal Services and the UN before founding pan Maharashtra farmers organisation in 1979.