http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Nine_farmers_commit_suicide_in_Vidarbha/articleshow/2233946.cms
The frequent reports of Indian farmers committing suicide has an extremely depressing effect on the readers. It must be much worse for the families of the farmers. Inspite of the Prime Minister having made a trip to the Vidharbha region last year and promised effective steps to help out the farmer community, the trend has not been arrested. Maybe, the Prime Minister's good intensions and Govt's efforts have missed the right direction. Maybe, those involved in giving a practical shape to the Prime Minister's intensions and the Govt's policies in this regard are not the right medium to curb this curse. There has to be a reason why such suicides are still taking place.The local farmers must have a say in solving the problem as they have the best feel of the ground realities.
The Govt must initiate the strongest possible measures to lift the farmers out of their misery. And this needs to be done on a war footing!
The frequent reports of Indian farmers committing suicide has an extremely depressing effect on the readers. It must be much worse for the families of the farmers. Inspite of the Prime Minister having made a trip to the Vidharbha region last year and promised effective steps to help out the farmer community, the trend has not been arrested. Maybe, the Prime Minister's good intensions and Govt's efforts have missed the right direction. Maybe, those involved in giving a practical shape to the Prime Minister's intensions and the Govt's policies in this regard are not the right medium to curb this curse. There has to be a reason why such suicides are still taking place.The local farmers must have a say in solving the problem as they have the best feel of the ground realities.
The Govt must initiate the strongest possible measures to lift the farmers out of their misery. And this needs to be done on a war footing!
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There is an interesting documentary on this subject by a film maker called Suma Josson. I am pasting the links here. Do look at them ... they analyze the subject from a historical perspective. I am not totally convinced that what they have deduced is entirely accurate, but not watching the video will leave out a very important perspective. :
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6063387598655207801&q=suma+josson
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1482107411279204352&q=suma+josson
The video has some disturbance in the beginning ... but it ends within a minute.
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