India's Crop Burning Problem — Smita Sharma

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Smita Sharma

We Cry In Silence

The Burning Problem

The Hargila Army

Sexual slavery in Central African Republic

Rebels With A Cause

Left Behind: Pregnant girls barred from education in Kenya

Stolen Futures: Child Marriage in Nepal

Not My Shame - Sexual Violence in India

Domestic servitude trafficking in India

Inside India's crime corridor

Life in the Polka Dots

I am Arnav not Arnie

PUBLIC SPEAKING

Smita Sharma

We Cry In Silence

The Burning Problem

The Hargila Army

Sexual slavery in Central African Republic

Rebels With A Cause

Left Behind: Pregnant girls barred from education in Kenya

Stolen Futures: Child Marriage in Nepal

Not My Shame - Sexual Violence in India

Domestic servitude trafficking in India

Inside India's crime corridor

Life in the Polka Dots

I am Arnav not Arnie

PUBLIC SPEAKING

Folder: EDITORIAL

We Cry In Silence

The Burning Problem

The Hargila Army

Sexual slavery in Central African Republic

Rebels With A Cause

Left Behind: Pregnant girls barred from education in Kenya

Stolen Futures: Child Marriage in Nepal

Folder: PERSONAL

Not My Shame - Sexual Violence in India

Domestic servitude trafficking in India

Inside India's crime corridor

Life in the Polka Dots

I am Arnav not Arnie

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A farmer burns paddy stubble at a field in Patran, Punjab, India. Every year around 2 million farmers across Punjab and Haryana set their fields aflame resulting in heavy smog and severe air pollution in Delhi and the neighbouring regions of Norther

From October through December, a thick and deadly haze hangs over New Delhi, India's capital of roughly 30 million residents. This annual crisis is rooted in seasonally slower winds, mixed with smoke emitted from coal-fired power plants and exacerba

Burning fields at Kanoi village, Punjab. Every year around 2 million farmers across Punjab and Haryana set their fields aflame resulting in heavy smog and severe air pollution in Delhi and the neighbouring regions of Northern India. Studies estimate

Varmu Singh, a landless farmer makes a living by working as a contract labourer at other people’s farm.

A close up of Sardar Amar Singh’s hand with an amputated finger which he lost while working on a wheat cutting machine. Singh owns a farm less than an acre in size that gives him a modest harvest. Despite his low income, he understands the importanc

Gurdeep Singh, a fourth generation farmer drives a tractor during the rice harvest at his farm in Dhakraba, Punjab. Singh started using a Happy Seeder in 2017. The implement shreds old crop stubble, which eliminates the need for burning. He has seen

Bird's eye view of a wheat farm in Karnal, Haryana. Harvested wheat crops are bundled up to process them for threshing. India has a rain-fed agriculture. With the heatwave and lack of rain, it has affected the wheat production in the country and imp

Rice is processed and bagged at a grain market in Samana, Punjab. The government guarantees a minimum price for wheat and rice in case the market price dips too low. This assurance keeps many farmers tied to growing grains. India is the world’s seco

A worker carries a bundle of rice straw off Gurdeep Singh’s field. The straw will be used to feed livestock.

Sardar Amar Singh sits in his furniture workshop. He has farmed his entire life and still maintains a field that’s less than one acre. Despite his low income, he understands the importance of scientific farming methods and rents Happy Seeder and Sup

Prakashi Devi works at a farm near Ramba village, Karnal region, Haryana. In India, agriculture is mostly associated with men, especially when it comes to decision making and running the business. Women are generally hired as farm labourers.

Labourers take a break from working in a rice paddy in the Karnal region of Haryana. By law, farmers must wait until the arrival of seasonal monsoons to begin planting their crops. But the paddies still require vast amounts of water pumped from well

Farm workers harvest tomatoes in Haryana, India. Farmers also diversify their crops beyond rice and wheat by growing fruits, vegetables and legumes because they require less water and no burning—but farms receive no price guarantees. Many farmers ar

Agriculture is mostly associated with men, especially when it comes to decision making and running the business. Women are generally hired as farm labourers.Amandeep has broken all the stereotypes. She grew up helping her father work in their family

Groom Abhisek Gandhi accompanied by relatives seek blessings from an altar of their forefathers, located at their ancestral farm near Badarpur village, Karnal region, Haryana. Abhisek is the nephew of farmer Rajesh Kumar. Rajesh is a fourth generati

Volunteers prepare food at the Golden Temple, Amritsar. The temple's community kitchen is the largest in the world—serving free meals 24 hours a day, all year long. The temple operates through donations of food.

At the Golden Temple in Amritsar, leftover roti breads are collected and will be distributed to feed livestock. The temple's community kitchen is the largest in the world—serving free meals 24 hours a day, all year long. The temple operates through

Visitors leave with empty plates after eating at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab. The community kitchen at the temple is the largest in the world serving free meals 24 hours a day, all year long. The temple operates through donations of food.

text-noburn.jpg (Copy)

A farmer burns paddy stubble at a field in Patran, Punjab, India. Every year around 2 million farmers across Punjab and Haryana set their fields aflame resulting in heavy smog and severe air pollution in Delhi and the neighbouring regions of Norther

From October through December, a thick and deadly haze hangs over New Delhi, India's capital of roughly 30 million residents. This annual crisis is rooted in seasonally slower winds, mixed with smoke emitted from coal-fired power plants and exacerba

Burning fields at Kanoi village, Punjab. Every year around 2 million farmers across Punjab and Haryana set their fields aflame resulting in heavy smog and severe air pollution in Delhi and the neighbouring regions of Northern India. Studies estimate

Varmu Singh, a landless farmer makes a living by working as a contract labourer at other people’s farm.

A close up of Sardar Amar Singh’s hand with an amputated finger which he lost while working on a wheat cutting machine. Singh owns a farm less than an acre in size that gives him a modest harvest. Despite his low income, he understands the importanc

Gurdeep Singh, a fourth generation farmer drives a tractor during the rice harvest at his farm in Dhakraba, Punjab. Singh started using a Happy Seeder in 2017. The implement shreds old crop stubble, which eliminates the need for burning. He has seen

Bird's eye view of a wheat farm in Karnal, Haryana. Harvested wheat crops are bundled up to process them for threshing. India has a rain-fed agriculture. With the heatwave and lack of rain, it has affected the wheat production in the country and imp

Rice is processed and bagged at a grain market in Samana, Punjab. The government guarantees a minimum price for wheat and rice in case the market price dips too low. This assurance keeps many farmers tied to growing grains. India is the world’s seco

A worker carries a bundle of rice straw off Gurdeep Singh’s field. The straw will be used to feed livestock.

Sardar Amar Singh sits in his furniture workshop. He has farmed his entire life and still maintains a field that’s less than one acre. Despite his low income, he understands the importance of scientific farming methods and rents Happy Seeder and Sup

Prakashi Devi works at a farm near Ramba village, Karnal region, Haryana. In India, agriculture is mostly associated with men, especially when it comes to decision making and running the business. Women are generally hired as farm labourers.

Labourers take a break from working in a rice paddy in the Karnal region of Haryana. By law, farmers must wait until the arrival of seasonal monsoons to begin planting their crops. But the paddies still require vast amounts of water pumped from well

Farm workers harvest tomatoes in Haryana, India. Farmers also diversify their crops beyond rice and wheat by growing fruits, vegetables and legumes because they require less water and no burning—but farms receive no price guarantees. Many farmers ar

Agriculture is mostly associated with men, especially when it comes to decision making and running the business. Women are generally hired as farm labourers.Amandeep has broken all the stereotypes. She grew up helping her father work in their family

Groom Abhisek Gandhi accompanied by relatives seek blessings from an altar of their forefathers, located at their ancestral farm near Badarpur village, Karnal region, Haryana. Abhisek is the nephew of farmer Rajesh Kumar. Rajesh is a fourth generati

Volunteers prepare food at the Golden Temple, Amritsar. The temple's community kitchen is the largest in the world—serving free meals 24 hours a day, all year long. The temple operates through donations of food.

At the Golden Temple in Amritsar, leftover roti breads are collected and will be distributed to feed livestock. The temple's community kitchen is the largest in the world—serving free meals 24 hours a day, all year long. The temple operates through

Visitors leave with empty plates after eating at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab. The community kitchen at the temple is the largest in the world serving free meals 24 hours a day, all year long. The temple operates through donations of food.