Confronting Farmer Suicides in India

This article translates the realities and life worlds that encircle agrarian distress in India by mapping multiple affective responses from Indias middle classes to farmer suicides. Highlighting unheard voices first, specifically from the state of Punjab, it then analyzes discourses attempting to explain agrarian distress through farmer suicides. By mapping the contrasting terrain of multiple translations, the article seeks to reveal alternative ethico-political possibilities for responding to agrarian life and struggles.