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Promised land [1]

An uneasy calm envelops the dusty roads and recently harvested fields of Khiala village in Mansa district of Punjab. The village looks abandoned except for a few eager eyes scanning the only vehicle moving around on a sunny afternoon.

Publication Date: 
17/07/2009
Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta [2]
Frontline (Chennai) [3]
Tags:
Land [4], Malwa Plains [5], Green Revolution [6], Agricultural Labourers [7], National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) [8], Punjab [9], Mansa [10]
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