Thursday, November 1, 2007

Spiritual solution to Vidarbha farmer suicides

This is a very interesting story about how spirituality has impacted Vidarbha farmer suicides. Hopefully, it can get replicated in Andhra too.

"Over the past few years, the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra has been making headlines for the wrong reasons -- first due to the growing number of farmer suicides and then owing to an outbreak of life-threatening chikungunya."

"This is just the beginning. I am glad our efforts are bearing fruit. Suicide rates have dipped in 507 villages across the six districts. However, there are thousands of villages where this good work has to be taken. You should take it ahead. Pass on the word."

Read the full article here

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