Farm suicides in India, especially in Vidarbha, expose a deep agrarian crisis driven by indebtedness to moneylenders, erratic weather, crop failures, and dependence on costly fertilizers and seeds. Institutional neglect, inadequate credit, and volatile markets trap farmers in cycles of despair, turning livelihoods into sites of irreversible loss.

The Kisan Mukti March of 2018, led by the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), was a landmark mobilization of farmers demanding relief from agrarian distress. Thousands marched to Delhi, raising issues of indebtedness, falling crop prices, land rights, and the failure of pro-farmer policies. The march highlighted the deep structural crisis in Indian agriculture caused by neoliberal reforms, corporate control, and state apathy. By foregrounding constitutional rights, fair remuneration, and social justice, the Kisan Mukti March asserted farmers’ dignity and forced national attention on rural livelihoods, agrarian democracy, and the urgent need for transformative policy change.