Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint More From Livemint »There is an important nuance in the current wave of rural distress—its main victims are the landed rather than the landless. As economist Pranjul Bhandari points out in a recent research note, the year 2016 saw plentiful rains coming after two consecutive years of drought. The prospects of a good harvest pushed up the demand for farm workers. Rural wages rose. The castes who dominate the farm economy have been mobilizing because of the collapse of the prices of their farm produce.

Source: Mint July 11, 2017 20:26 UTC