from-the-drought-land

-, Madhya Pradesh

Jul 14, 2024

From the drought land

A poet writes about the farmers across central India dealing with extreme weather conditions as strong heat wave sweeps through the northern part of the country this year

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Syed Merajuddin

Syed Merajuddin is a poet and a teacher. He lives in Agara, Madhya Pradesh, and is co-founder and Secretary of Aadharshila Shiksha Samiti, an organisation that runs a higher secondary school for children of displaced Adivasi and Dalit communities, now living at the edge of Kuno National Park.

Illustration

Manita Kumari Oraon

Manita Kumari Oraon is a Jharkhand based artist, working with sculptures and paintings on issues of social and cultural importance to Adivasi communities.

Translator

Pratishtha Pandya

Pratishtha Pandya is a Senior Editor at PARI where she leads PARI's creative writing section. She is also a member of the PARIBhasha team and translates and edits stories in Gujarati. Pratishtha is a published poet working in Gujarati and English.

Editor

Pratishtha Pandya

Pratishtha Pandya is a Senior Editor at PARI where she leads PARI's creative writing section. She is also a member of the PARIBhasha team and translates and edits stories in Gujarati. Pratishtha is a published poet working in Gujarati and English.