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Over The Years, And Specifically Since The Enactment Of Land Ceiling Laws In A Number Of States In The Country In The 1950S, Agricultural Land Has Changed Hands In A Manner That Needs A Searching Enquiry Not Only For Academic Purpose But The Planners And Rural Development Agencies As Well. Land Transfer Is Of Utmost Significance As It Offers Vital Clues To The Emerging Agrarian Structure. Land Alienation Is Nor Only Uprooting Hundreds Of Thousands Of Small Farmers But Also Adding To The Population Explosion In The Urban Areas Which Are Already Tottering Under The Weight Of Too Much Population. What Are The Factors Behind Land Alienation? Which Classes Are Losing Land And Which Classes Are Gaining It? Why Is Landlessness On The Increase? Is It Due To Immiserisation Or Has The Diversification Of The Economic Abetted The Process. All These And Other Questions Have Been Analysed In This Empiricial Study In The Context Of Dynamics Of New Agricultural Technology In A Backward State Like U.P. With Its Marked Regional Diversities., Dr. Kripa Shankar, Obtained His D.Phil, Degree From University Of Allahabad And Has Been An Activist In The Kisan Movement. He Continued With His Academic Pursuits, Doing Empirical Studies On Rural Poverty, Development And Growth Process. He Has Been Contributing Articles To Various Journals And Presenting Papers To Seminars And Conferences. Currently He Is In The Faculty Of Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute, Allahabad., Content:- Preface List Of Tables Introduction Objectives, Methodology And Coverage Land Reforms And Agrarian Structure In U.P. Magnitude Of Land Transfers In U.P. Land Transfer Matrix Land Market In Pre-Green Revolution And Post-Green Revolution Periods Income-Wise Land Transfers Assets-Wise Land Transfers Caste-Wise Land Transfers Caste And Size Category-Wise Land Transfers Reasons For Land Alienation The Case Of Landless Source Of Finance For Land Purchase Some Policy Implications.