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| Rajeev Kamal Bittu took to farming after his daughter reluctantly responded to a farmer who wanted to take her in his arms because he was wearing shabby, muddy clothes (Photos: Monirul Islam Mullick ) |
Chartered accountant Rajeev Kamal Bittu could have easily led a luxurious life but instead he chose heat, dust, hard labour and risk as an agripreneur – to bring back respect to farming. “I set out myself on a mission to prove that anybody can do farming and it is not a lowly job,” says 37-year-old Rajeev. It’s a mission he has made a very successful one.
Farming has changed his life in every way. “I live in Ranchi and used to travel 28 km nearly daily to my farm in Kuchu village,” says Rajeev. “Now I find it very difficult to bind myself within the four walls of my office. I would rather spend my time with nature. It gives a lot to my life.”
It all began in 2013, a life-changing year, when Rajeev went to his village in Gopal Ganj in Bihar along with his three-year-old daughter, Ritwika Kamal.
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| Rajeev Kamal Bittu was a successful chartered accountant in Ranchi before he turned his attention to farming |
“She mingled with all the villagers,” he recounts, “but hesitated when a farmer tried to take her in his arms, because he was wearing shabby, muddy clothes.
“Her
reaction upset me and it hit me that our country’s farmers toil hard to
give us food, but they are still looked down upon and ignored.” Rajeev
vowed to earn worth and value for the farming community.His life’s journey had been very different until then.
Born in Gopal Ganj in the Siwan district of Bihar, Rajeev was the eldest of three siblings. His father, Birendra Prasad, was an engineer in the State government irrigation department at a salary of Rs 3,000, and as the eldest had the responsibility of his six siblings.
“My father’s salary was spent on the family,” Rajeev says.
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