In the cotton fields of Vidarbha in central India, grief is a constant companion. Wherever you turn, there are heart-breaking stories of suicide. In the village of Mangi, friends and family are preparing the body of Laxman Tekam for burial. [...] ”He borrowed money to buy genetically modified (GM) cotton seeds,” says his neighbour Bapuji Atram. ”There was no rain and his crop failed. So he killed himself.”