Yes, I am Dasru Majhi,
Aged about fifty six years,
I hanged myself and
Ended my life
On a cashew tree
In the orchard of
The village Pujipadar
Under Narla Block
Of Kalahandi district,
Odisha, India.
As you know I am landless,
But I had taken four acres
Of land from a co-villager
On lease for cultivation,
I had cultivated paddy
By borrowing rupees sixty
Thousand from local money lender
But my crops wilted.
I thought how could I
Repaid the loans, maintain
The family, and I was
Distressed and worried,
I am Dasru Majhi,
I have not received any
Assurance from anybody
I hanged myself and
Ended my life.
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