It’s not just in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia where there has been a spate in deaths amidst heatwave conditions in the past week. In the neighbouring Deoria district, 48 deaths were reported between June 17-June 18 when the temperature surged to 45 degrees Celsius. One of these deaths was that of a 30-year-old father of two kids who was returning to his house after meeting his wife at his in-law’s place. Gaon Connection explores the circumstances in which the young man died.

Because of deficient rainfall in the monsoon season, All India Kisan Sabha has raised a demand to declare drought in Marathwada region, which has already reported 685 farmer suicides till August 31 this year.

It is said that knowledge cannot be obtained without a guru, and there is no age for learning. This is why at Varun Mishra's music class, students come to learn from 5-year-old children to 80-year-old elders.