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082			_a331.7633 HAR-J
100			_aHardikar, Jaideep
245			_aRamarao : _bthe story of India's farm crisis / _cJaideep Hardikar
260			_aIndia _bHarper Collins Publishers _c2021
300			_a265p.
365			_aINR _b399.00
500			_aOne morning in 2014, Ramrao Panchleniwar, an ordinary cotton grower in Maharashtra's infamous Vidarbha region, consumed two bottles of pesticide in a bid to commit suicide. But he miraculously survived. In Ramrao, rural journalist Jaideep Hardikar attempts to put a face to India's unending farm crisis with his story. He takes the reader on a journey of the everyday life of an Indian farmer, his daily struggles, his desperation to come out of his situation, his inability and many failings, the quagmire of issues he faces, and how he comes to a pass where he chooses to put an end to it all. The result of years of committed reportage, this is an evocative read that rescues an ordinary life from obscurity and turns it into an essential biography for our times.
650			_aIndia--Vidarbha
650			_aCotton farmers
650			_aCotton growing
650			_aCotton growing--Economic aspects
650			_aFarmers--Suicidal behavior
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