Hope runs dry as groundwater sources in Punjab drop to alarming levels
On the morning of February 21, 2018, Manvir Singh, 32, a farmer from Andana village in Sangrur district of Punjab, left early from home for his farm. When Manju, his…
Articles by Sunaina Kumar
Sunaina Kumar is an independent journalist based out of Delhi. She writes on
issues of social justice, development, and gender.
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