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Thursday, March 20, 2014

Deadly Crop Season

In Marathwada, India, a farmer, Rajendra Haribhau Lomte, attempted suicide because his crops would not grow due to the harsh hail and rainstorms. He burned himself in a small village called Deololi. He was rushed to the hospital in Osmanabad. He is in very bad shape, and is 70% burned. With his terrible condition he was rushed to another hospital, Latur hospital. The villagers said that he went out to see nature, poured kerosene on himself, and then lit himself on fire. Personally, I think this situation is very sad. I don't know if that is normal to do that in Marathwada, but here in Okemos, it is not. Therefore, I think it is a little crazy. Would you ever be so upset about your mango trees not growing that you would kill yourself?
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  1. AnonymousMarch 20, 2014 at 3:49 PM

    In my opinion, I would definitely not kill my self over some ruined crops, but it could seem more sever for you if you were a farmer. You see because of the hailstorms that ruined the farmers crops, they were not able to sell anything and not able to get seeds for the farm. In other words, the farmers were forced to borrow money from people called "money lenders" to spend on seeds, and other goods they would've been able to buy themselves if not for the storm. a really bad factor is that restarting a farm is every expensive in the farmers case. Some even owed 40,000 rupees to the lenders. Some not wanting to have to suffer the severe punishments of debt tried to commit suicide as so did Lomte. So now that you think about it, do you think it is crazy to kill yourselves over ruined crops in India?

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  2. AnonymousMarch 21, 2014 at 9:22 AM

    I agree with Junhyoung; I wouldn't kill myself - or even attempt suicide - over a ruined crop, but it would probably be different for a farmer; his whole well-being depends on selling those crops, and without that money he can't survive. It sounds harsh and scary, but his whole family, if he has one, and himself are completely dependent on that food. Did you know that almost 60% of India's population is based off agriculture? A bad crop season could take a huge toll on the entire country. Not to mention, when the farmers take their own lives, it doesn't erase the debts; instead, they are passed down to children and widows. Suicides are racking up to almost 270,000 deaths since 1995. Would YOU kill yourself if you were in a debt?

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  3. AnonymousMarch 23, 2014 at 5:58 PM

    I think that he shouldn’t have killed himself either. If his crops weren't doing good he should have moved. What he did sounds like someone getting in a car accident and breaking their arm and since they have to be in the hospital for a long time they kill their self. He could have also just tried to start growing inside of his house. Do you think that he made a good decision?

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