Kusum Nair (1919–1993) was an Indian journalist, and writer on agricultural policy from the cultural side.
[1] Her work challenged "agricultural fundamentalism".
[2] 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.
[4] 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.