Here is another photo taken from the car on the way to Kumbhalgarh. It is an example of how primitive life is for millions of people in rural India. Most small farmers become indebted to local money lenders, and, as their debts are inherited by their offspring, the hopelessness of the situation contributes to the thousands of farmer suicides that occur every year.The Government of India is currently making available an allocation of $15 billion to forgive the debt of small farmers.
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