Kusum Nair
Kusum Nair (1919–1993) was an Indian journalist, and writer on agricultural policy from the cultural side. Her work challenged "agricultural fundamentalism". "Blossoms in the Dust", a title taken from a 1941 film, was based on a journal from 1958, when she spent a year in Indian villages. Life. She was born Kusum Prasad in Etah. Her early work dealt with Indian politics, and the Bombay Naval Mutiny of 1946. A Congress Socialist Party member, she was involved in the mutiny's planning.