(10 Jul 2006) SHOTLIST :
Dabha village, Yavatmal - June 28
1. Tracking shot of Dabha village, people lined up on both sides, camera stops to show dead body of farmer Maroti Kulmethe (wrapped in white sheet) lying on floor, relatives sitting around
2. Mid shot mother of dead farmer
3. Close shot woman relative
4. Low angle relatives sitting near dead body
5. SOUNDBITE( Marathi ): Madhav Kulmethe, brother of farmer who committed suicide
"It is sowing time so he went to the bank for loans. But he got less money as earlier loans were deducted. He had sown the seeds...but the crop failed as there was no water. So he committed suicide....earlier his daughter had died - and his son is about to get married."
Kolezari village, Yavatmal - June 28
6. Framed photograph of Ghosavi Pawar, another farmer who committed suicide on May 8
7. Pawar's brother ( left of screen ) and old father ( right of screen ) sitting , photograph of Ghosavi Pawar hanging on the wall behind them
8. Close up shot Pawar's daughter-in-law and son Prakash Pawar
9. Wide Pawar family sitting
10. Close shot woman's hands
11. SOUNDBITE : ( Marathi ) Prakash Pawar , son of farmer who committed suicide
"Crops have been failing for the last 2-3 years...and there was a marriage in the family. There was already a debt of about 80,000 Rupees ( US $ 1777 ) from money lenders...then bank loan of 36,000 Rupees ( US $ 800 ) that he could not pay...so he committed suicide."
12. Dead body of old woman lying on floor inside the house , relatives crying
13. Various of women crying
14. Wide shot dead body of old woman
15. SOUNDBITE : ( Marathi ) Tukaram Kuware, farmer and son of woman who died due to lack of medical help
"The crop had failed...I did not have any money for her treatment...I have no earnings , no job ...I try to work as a labourer but cannot earn enough. So I could not take her to the hospital - and she died."
16. Various of young children of a farmer couple who both committed suicide as they could not pay back loans
Nagpur - June 29
17. SOUNDBITE ( Hindi ): Kishore Tiwari , Social activist , Vidarbha Jan Andolan samiti ( Public movement committee )
"The Maharashtra government was earlier buying the cotton at the rate of Rupees 2500 (US $ 54.4) per quintal (A unit of mass in the metric system equal to 100 kilogrammes) but the prices have been reduced. On top of that, the cost of raising a cotton crop has also gone up. The private money lenders have increased their rate of interest on loans, making the situation very difficult for the people. Many farmers were facing a crisis ....like those having someone sick in the family, or having a daughter ready for marriage, or unemployed children...just too many problems on their heads. So there have been more suicides in such families."
Kolezari village, Yavatmal - June 28
18. Low angle cotton plant in foreground , farmer with family sowing seeds in the field in the background
19. Various of plough tilling the soil as women sow seeds
20. Close shot cotton seed germinating
21. Wide farmer family sowing seeds
22. SOUNDBITE ( Marathi ) : Subhash Jungare , Cotton farmer
"I have already invested more than 50,000 rupees (US $ 1, 100) in sowing about 28 acres of land. If this crop fails , where will we go ?"
23. SOUNDBITE ( Hindi ) : Waman Rathod , farmer
"We did not get water on time ...so the cotton crop failed.Because of this , my debt is rising day by day."
24. SOUNDBITE ( Hindi ) : Dilip Tondwa , farmer
25. Various of farmer transferring seeds in pouches tied to the women's waist
26. Bag of seeds
27. Various of farmer and family eating dry bread
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