Close to 150,000 Indian farmers committed suicide in nine years from 1997 to 2005, official data show. While farm suicides have occurred…
The remarks of Shankersinh Vaghela and Vilasrao Deshmukh on Maharashtra farmers capture the elite mindset. Those doing badly are in trouble because…
“We were sitting in the tent, they tore it down. We kept sitting,” the old freedom fighter told us. “They threw water…
Countless ordinary Indians sacrificed much for Independence without a thought of reward. As the nation celebrates its 60th anniversary, much of that…
In some ways, it was the turning point in Andhra Pradesh. The 2002 visit of Congress president Sonia Gandhi to the State…
“THE PRIME Minister wants CEOs to create wealth for the nation. Then he wants them to take pay cuts.” That’s a slogan…
WHEN JAYALAKSHMAMMA finishes her 12 hours of labour ā on those days she can find work ā she’s entitled to less than…
“THEY DON’T want widows,” says Bandi Lachmamma. She’s speaking of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme. “I could not find work at…
“THE TEA in Kadapa jail was better than the chai we get here in Garladinne mandal. But the rest of the food…
There have been some 250 farm suicides in just the first three months of this year. Things could be a lot worse…
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