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Between 1995 and 2014, 290,000 Indian farmers committed suicide.
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- Aug 11, 2015
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Ellen Barry, "After Farmers Commit Suicide Debts Fall on Families in India", The New York Times, February 22, 2014, accessed February 25, 2014, http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/23/world/asia/after-farmers-commit-suicid...
Between 1995 and 2014, 290,000 Indian farmers committed suicide. One money lender was loaning money at a 24% annual interest rate. The featured farmer, Veera Reddy, recently deceased, was in debt about 400,000 rupees, or $6,430.
Ellen Barry, "After Farmers Commit Suicide Debts Fall on Families in India", The New York Times, February 22, 2014, accessed February 25, 2014, http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/23/world/asia/after-farmers-commit-suicid...
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