A group of 13 students from the St. Stephen's College  embarked on a field trip to study or rather understand the cause of  high rates of suicide and the mental distress associated with it in the Punjab belt, by selecting one of the most farmer suicide prone district of India - Mansa , Punjab.

 

All data was collected through a  survey questionnaire which collected quantitative data and through first person accounts which collected qualitative data. Through the wealth of data which was compiled , it was found out that the presence of Middlemen caused their revenues and profits to decline to such a level that they couldn't even cover the costs.  The redressal mechanism of the Government and its subsequent follow up wasn't enough to prevent the disastrous events .