Moogavani Pillanagrovi (Ballad of Ontillu)Kesava Reddy
Translated by the author (Telugu)
First published 1993, I read 2013 translation
114 pages, common man's tragedy, mental illness
Many thanks to Oxford University Press India for providing a review copy of this book.
After being forced to sell his land, an elderly farmer faces a mental breakdown that finally ends in his death.
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References:
Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India 2014 (National Crime Records Bureau)
"Centre must step in to stop farmer suicide, Madras HC says" by A Subramanil (Times of India)
"Centre must step in to stop farmer suicide, Madras HC says" by A Subramanil (Times of India)
"How many farmers does India really have? Or, what percent of the population does farming?" (Stirring the Pyramid)
Further reading:
"Why Farmers are Protesting with Human Skulls at Jantar Mantar" (thewire.in) (video)
"BJP ignoring farmer suicides by pushing for stricter cow slaughter laws: Sena" (Hindustan Times)
"West Bengal: Potato farmers commit suicide even after bumper harvest" by Indrajit Kundu (India Today)
"India's sugarcane farmers: A cycle of debt and suicide" by Janos Chiala (Al Jazeera)
"Stories of survival: Widows of India's farmer suicides" by Deepti Asthana (Al Jazeera)
"Why Bihar Sees Fewer Farmer Suicides Than More Developed States" by Sanjiv Phansalkar (Huffington Post India)
