Suicides in India

This page provides links to a cross section of cases which will give you a good flavor of the dynamics that characterise suicide in India. Poverty is at the heart of the issues which eventually result in a degree of desperation that lead many to take their own lives. South India has been called the suicide capital of the world. 

A quick search of the web will uncover a wide range of news stories concerning such suicides, of which the following are just a few examples:

Woman tortured for dowry commits suicide...

http://www.worldproutassembly.org/archives/2005/11/woman_tortured.html 

This New York Times story tells of the suicide of a cotton farmer:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/19/world/asia/19india.html?ex=1316318400&en=5b14a09e800d407c&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

This story tells of fifteen year old boy who could not face the stigma of his parents having HIV...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5141100.stm

In India, there is one suicide every eight hours.......

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1049554

Nine poultry farmers commit suicide....

http://archive.gulfnews.com/indepth/bird_flu/more_stories/10032658.html

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