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Ekta Kapoor to help Vidarbha farmers
After launching a new serial called Bairi Piya, which highlights the plight of farmers in Vidarbha, Ekta Kapoor now plans to start a nationwide charity drive for the debt-ridden people in this region.
She wants to help the farmers from Vidarbha, who are driven to suicide and selling off their daughters and wives to repay their debts.
"One news report about a farmer who sold off his daughter really disturbed me, and I decided to do something for such people. Women are being treated like cattle. I'm a woman too, so how can I not do something for them?" Ekta was quoted as saying.
While researching her show, Ekta found out more such shocking details. "Girls are also being mortgaged with stamp papers. The deed says that the girl will be with a person for a certain period of time and that the farmer will get a certain amount of money in return," she said. "This is like prostitution and no one is doing anything about it. We realise that the government has done a lot for farmers in debt but there are certain villages where help hasn't reached; we want to work in those areas."
The charity drive will take off from Vidarbha and travel to various cities across the country. Ekta added, "I've realised that doing a show is not enough to take up a social issue. I have to take my mission to the grassroots to actually help them. We might also join hands with the government officials and other local NGOs who are working in these areas."
http://www.indya.com/news/newsDetails.aspx?xfile=2009/September/News_20090924_116
After launching a new serial called Bairi Piya, which highlights the plight of farmers in Vidarbha, Ekta Kapoor now plans to start a nationwide charity drive for the debt-ridden people in this region.
"One news report about a farmer who sold off his daughter really disturbed me, and I decided to do something for such people. Women are being treated like cattle. I'm a woman too, so how can I not do something for them?" Ekta was quoted as saying.
While researching her show, Ekta found out more such shocking details. "Girls are also being mortgaged with stamp papers. The deed says that the girl will be with a person for a certain period of time and that the farmer will get a certain amount of money in return," she said. "This is like prostitution and no one is doing anything about it. We realise that the government has done a lot for farmers in debt but there are certain villages where help hasn't reached; we want to work in those areas."
The charity drive will take off from Vidarbha and travel to various cities across the country. Ekta added, "I've realised that doing a show is not enough to take up a social issue. I have to take my mission to the grassroots to actually help them. We might also join hands with the government officials and other local NGOs who are working in these areas."
http://www.indya.com/news/newsDetails.aspx?xfile=2009/September/News_20090924_116
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