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From UPSC aspirant to agri innovator: Google, YouTube as ‘teachers’, Patiala farmer reshapes farming

The Indian Express·Anju Agnihotri Chaba·30 days ago
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At a time when technology is reshaping nearly every profession, agriculture, often seen as tradition-bound, too is undergoing a quiet transformation with Kamaljeet Singh Khaira, a 37-year-old farmer from Punjab’s Patiala district, offering a glimpse into this shift. What sets his journey apart is not just his success, but the unlikely foundation it was built on: years spent preparing for one of India’s toughest competitive exams. Kamaljeet, of village Birarhwal under Nabha tehsil of Patiala, once aspired to join the civil services. Armed with a postgraduate degree in Political Science, he dedicated nearly five years to preparing for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination, even clearing the prelims. While it didn’t culminate into a seat at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, it left him with a disciplined mindset and a powerful habit of self-learning through digital platforms to understand complex subjects and concepts.…

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