How a marginal farmer saved his son with a rare immuno-deficiency disorder without insurance
Raja Singh works extra hours on the fields and travels 250 km to PGI every month so that he can afford a life-long injection for 17-year-old Khushman What do you do when you’re a marginal farmer and find out that your only son has a life-threatening immuno-deficiency disorder that needs expensive treatment life-long? Either you […]Read More
What is kurki, and why is it a big issue in Punjab?
Kurki means attachment of a farmer’s land, already pledged to the money lending institution or individual, in case of a loan default. A 65-year-old farmer, Balwinder Singh, died by suicide outside the office of the Muktsar DC on August 29. He had been sitting on a dharna outside the administrative complex against kurki orders for […]Read More
