Introduction -- Punjab's land, rivers and climate -- Cultural profile of Moonak subdivision -- Dispute over Punjab's river waters -- History of southeast Punjab -- The demand for federalism -- Punjab versus the central government steamroller -- Quantification of suicides -- A problem does not exist if you don't look at it -- Rehabilitation and compensation -- Survival strategies -- Afterword -- Appendices -- Index
Summary
A study of the reasons behind farmer suicides in rural Punjab from the mid-1980s up to 2008
