1989 marks the unraveling of India's' Nehruvian Consensus' around the idea of a modern,
secular nation with a self-reliant economy. Caste and religion have come to play major roles …

Microfinance is the business of giving small, collateral-free loans to poor borrowers that are
paid back in frequent intervals with interest. While these for-profit microfinance institutions …

Background A recent Lancet article reported the first reliable estimates of suicide rates in
India. National-level suicide rates are among the highest in the world, but suicide rates vary …

Organic agriculture is often promoted as a means to achieve sustainable agriculture and
livelihoods. Yet, the evidence is mixed on the outcomes of organic adoption. We conducted …

Purpose To investigate trends and socio-economic determinants of suicide in India over the
period of 2001–2013. Method Suicide rates between 2001 and 2013 were calculated using …

Criminal Capital explores the relationship between neoliberalism, criminality and the
reshaping of class in modern India. It discusses how the political vocabularies of urban …

I arrive in Laxminaikthanda at 6.30 am and experience how the village is waking up. Some
women gather around Sateema's fireplace, the men stand further away, engaged in …

This article reflects on the challenge of making 'farmers' suicides' an object of ethnographic
enquiry. This challenge is not just a matter of methods, ethics and access but also a matter of …

The study examines the effects of drought and flood on farmer suicides using state-level
panel data from 17 Indian states for the period 1995–2011. The empirical estimates based …

In the international literature farmer stress, mental illness and suicide are linked to economic
conditions affecting farm viability that have emerged in relation to the neoliberal …