The Tribune series on suffering families of farmers in Punjab who have committed suicide has evoked tremendous response from readers, many of who have expressed a wish to extend help.
To facilitate contact with the families, we are giving below the names and phone numbers of the persons mentioned in the stories, or contacts in their families:
1) ‘Farmer kills self hours before girl's wedding’
Family contact: Surjan Singh, Gajisalar village, Patiala district; Ph: +91 9988707139
2) ‘Woman who won’t die till she repays debt, rupee by rupee’
Family contact: Sukhwant Kaur, Tamkot village, Mansa district; Ph: +91 8968185432
Sarpanch of the village: Ranjit Singh; Ph: +91 9876710818
3) ‘Life four weddings and four funerals later’
Family contact: Baldev Kaur, Chhajli village; Phone of daughter-in-law Amanpreet Kaur: +91 9779845625
4) ‘No one cries in this house, the silence speaks’
Family contact: Baljeet Kaur, Chotiaan village, Sangrur district; Ph: +91 9779213195
For stories yet to be published in this series, contacts will be updated in this list later.
