Hunger Crises In India
Hunger Crises Forces Even Middle-Class Indians To Line Up For Rations NAFISA lost her four-months-old baby to hunger. Chanchal Devi’s three children haven’t tasted milk for almost a year Kesariya lost her son . Hunger and helplessness pushed the young man to take his own life . Her family was without food for weeks with no aid in sight . The hunger crisis is widespread and engulfing both India’s rural hinterland and urban areas alike. There are millions who cannot feed their families and the coronavirus has only exacerbated an already existing hunger problem in the country Family which are two wage earners with some savings, living in rented accommodation — are among legions of Indians who saw their economic toehold ripped away in lockdowns over the last 12 months. More than 15 million Indians lost their jobs in May alone at the height of a devastating wave that overwhelmed hospitals and crematoriums, according to the Centre for Monit...