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Ruined Farms, Deserted Villages: The Indian Farmer — An Epic of Tragedy

उजड़ती खेती, उजड़ते गाँव (भारतीय किसान — त्रासदी की महागाथा)

Ujarti Kheti, Ujarte Gaon · in Hindi

A ground-level investigation into why Indian farming has become a losing proposition, why villages are emptying through migration, and the policy failures behind the farmer's helplessness.

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Book details
Author on CoverNathuni Singh ‘Kodanna’
CategoryAgrarian Crisis & Rural India
FormatPaperback

About the Book

Why has Indian farming become a losing proposition? Why are villages emptying out? This book investigates, on the ground, the policy causes hidden behind the farmer's helplessness.

Key Themes

  • The arithmetic of costs, prices and farm income
  • Migration from villages and the rural economy
  • Agricultural policy: promises versus reality

Essays From This Book

Read all 16 essays

Letters & Acknowledgements

Letters received about ‘Ruined Farms, Deserted Villages: The Indian Farmer — An Epic of Tragedy’ from institutions and public figures. At the author’s request, his private address has been blurred on the scans.

  • Letter of appreciation

    Bharatiya Kisan Union

    “Your effort will give new energy to farmers.”

    (Translated from Hindi)

    — Ch. Rakesh TikaitNational Spokesperson

    Letter of appreciation

    Bharatiya Kisan Union

    Scan of the letter — Bharatiya Kisan Union, 2 March 2022
    2 March 2022

    Original letter (Hindi)

    मान्यवर,

    आपके द्वारा लिखित उजड़ती खेती उजड़ते गांव शीर्षक नामक पुस्तक का पार्सल प्राप्त हुआ है। जिसमें किसान का दर्द, आन्दोलन आदि पर प्रकाश डाला गया है और कृषि की चुनौतियों को भी सम्मिलित किया गया है।

    आपका यह प्रयास किसानों में नयी ऊर्जा प्रदान करेगा।

    आपके इस प्रयास के लिए आपको बधाई प्रेषित करता हूँ और उम्मीद करता हूँ कि भविष्य में भी आप किसानों के दर्द को लिपिबद्ध करते रहेंगे।

    भवदीय, चौ० राकेश टिकैत (राष्ट्रीय प्रवक्ता भाकियू)

    English translation

    Respected Sir,

    I have received the parcel of your book titled ‘Ujarti Kheti, Ujarte Gaon’. It sheds light on the pain of farmers, their movements and more, and also covers the challenges facing agriculture.

    Your effort will give new energy to farmers.

    I congratulate you on this effort and hope that in future too you will keep putting the pain of farmers into words.

    Yours sincerely, Ch. Rakesh Tikait (National Spokesperson, Bharatiya Kisan Union)

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