SUICIDES OF FARMERS

Dear Folks,

Once again I wish to draw your attention to the almost daily “SUICIDES OF FARMERS” in Vidarbha, U.P. and God knows where else, for these stories are not recorded meticulously.

Rural farmers are poor, illiterate, deeply in debt and not organized, so no one knows about their problems.

The situation is getting from bad to worse everyday. Please they need our help. All of us need to step forward to help and support them. We need to think of ways that will force the local officials and government to act quickly.

http://andolan.blogspot.com/
http://www.theotherindia.org/index.php?tag=farmers'-suicides
http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?menu=c10400&no=319696&rel_no=1
http://farmwage.blogspot.com/
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2006/may2006/indi-m12.shtml

Some of you might have watched the plight of UP farmers on IBN 7 in their programme “Bhookh”. The story of Rs.10 as ‘official relief’ was repeated on many channels and newspapers.

Please we can not let our farmers die like this. Please spread this message to as many people as possible and do what ever you can.

Yours sincerely,
Nirupma Kapoor

Happy Deepawali

Dear Folks,

Wish you all a very happy Deepawali.

May this festival of light bring light all around you, within you.

Best wishes,
Nirupma Kapoor

Indian Farmers

Dear Folks,

I wish to draw your attention to the almost daily SUICIDES OF FARMERS in Vidarbha, U.P. and God knows where else, for these stories are not recorded meticulously.

Rural farmers are poor, illiterate, deeply in debt and not organized, so no one knows about their problems.

Please we can not let our farmers die like this.They need our help. All of us need to step forward to help and support them. We need to think of ways that will force the local officials and government to act quickly.

Best regards,
Nirupma Kapoor

http://andolan.blogspot.com/
http://www.theotherindia.org/index.php?tag=farmers'-suicides
http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?menu=c10400&no=319696&rel_no=1
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2006/may2006/indi-m12.shtml
http://farmwage.blogspot.com/

curled

middle of the road
cars whiz by
people step around
gray old man
lies there
curled
like a fetus.

the light within

when we find
the light within
we find our place
in the cosmos.

radiance flows
butterfly wings
spatter colours
upon flowers.

the light glows
touches all creation
across all spaces
through the spiral of time.