They encompass Marx’s vision of a society that bridges humanity’s ‘metabolic rift’ with nature, and Gandhi’s emphasis on living lightly on earth.

Only a comprehensive policy response can ensure that farmers’ distress becomes a thing of the past.

पर्यायी स्वरूपाच्या कामांचे स्वातंत्र्य मान्य करून त्यांच्यात संवाद निर्माण करणे, त्यांना एकमेकांशी जुळविणे अशा रीतीचा हा संगम आहे.

While more and more men (who hold the title to their farms) are migrating to urban areas and large industrialised farms, women stay in the villages and are increasingly taking over cultivating the land. In Narsenahalli village, women now fear that the lands may be sold or pawned by their menfolk. So they are demanding the right to the title deeds.