date:Dec 05, 2018
Some 30 km from the state capital of Lucknow, in Uttar Pradeshs Barabanki district, is the village where Ram Saran Verma lives. Three generations of the Verma family toiled in their 1.6-hectare field to live a simple and frugal life. But Ram had different dreams. He wanted to pursue higher studies.
At first, the financial situation at home pushed him to trade his education for a plough and take up agriculture. Now, a little over 50, he has been dubbed UPs hi-tech farmer, who works on farms spre