Hunted, Shunted The Farmer In India Poem by sreelekha premjit
Hunted, Shunted The Farmer In India
This is not new nor shocking
a blotch of shame
on a nation of farmers
led to the noose
buckled under debt, humiliation shame
his children dying
his wife sick
when he chose the noose to life
when his wife cried for help
who turned?
none
who listened?
no one
when he embraced death
to escape humiliation, torture? ?
who cared enough to lend a hand
not the officer who claimed
not to know of suicides by farmers
not the government
not the society
not the media
who cried foul? ? ?
Another farmer
a victim of good governance
a victim of progress
a victim of modern times
a martyr! ! !
The fate of the poor farmers is very deplorable.... They are the ones who feed the hungry mouths.... but unfortunately they are victims of unappeased hunger and mounting debts... They are equally at the mercy of hostile and erratic climatic conditions and the middle men who gobble down most of their profits! Finally in desperation, when they surrender to the noose, the authorities either pretend not to have seen it or shed crocodile tears! ! A very relevant write! !
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8/7/2025 4:16:58 PM # 1.0.0
as long as the agricultural produce is not valued based on the amount of sweat, the situation will continue, but we can't compete with the modern farmers of the developed nations, who can still find some good profit with the current price..So we have to change our mind set and go for modernization to avoid such occurrence..