The Sahariyas, a tribal community inhabiting Baran district of Rajasthan, are fighting to stave off hunger and death; 15 of them, mostly malnourished children, have died since July without medical care. The one-time hunter-gatherers demand work even as politicians debate whether the deaths were due to hunger or disease.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/dying-work-baran-0
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/t-k-rajalakshmi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/frontline-chennai
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/malnutrition
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tribals
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sahariya
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/children
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rajasthan
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/baran-d
