Agriculture in India holds a pride of place in terms of both income and employment. It is a way of life that penetrates its organisational structure and moulds its value system. In India unequal distribution of property and income forms the basis of agrarian hierarchy. The prevailing value system justifies this existing inequality. Both the privileged and the unprivileged believe that men are born unequal. The respect for higher status runs through every level of the social system. The hierarchical values and un-equal social structures reinforce each other thereby making the change of any status quo very difficult. Indian agriculture comprises multiple social systems each displaying a different process of change. This structure thus provides ample opportunities for research in land systems and reform procedures. Before exploring