Watch: Why Weavers From Varanasi Are Committing Suicide

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Description: Over 50 weavers in the prime minister's constituency have committed suicide in the last three years due to indebtedness.

Over 50 weavers in the prime minister's constituency have committed suicide in the last three years due to indebtedness.

Priyanka Singh

Pankaj Mishra

Over 50 weavers in the prime minister's constituency have committed suicide in the last three years due to indebtedness.

watch why weavers from varanasi are committing suicide

Varanasi: Prime Minsiter Modi’s constituency is famous for its silk sarees, but the city’s weavers, whose labour goes into making these sarees, haven’t really benefited from the fame. Over 50 weavers have committed suicide in the last three years due to indebtedness. What could have pushed them into such desperation and hopelessness? Watch the full video to find out.

This article went live on January fourth, two thousand seventeen, at forty minutes past five in the evening.

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