Reportedly, several thousand farmers commit suicide every year, at a rate of 45 per day.
In a push to raise awareness and support for the farming community, the Times of India just released a harrowing video depicting a farmers' family struggling to make ends meet after his suicide.
In the video, a single mother is driven mad by the burden of feeding children and family elders without a source of income.
And ultimately asks her children for forgiveness before resorting to a drastic measure to "save" her family.