Indias beedi industry has long thrived on government protection, political patronage, and regulatory loopholes, exploiting millions of workers while evading strict tobacco control measures
As purely utilitarian structures, these buildings were of simple design and were often of frame construction
Because tobacco is often a monocrop grown without being rotated with other crops the plants and the soil are weak in natural defenses and require larger amounts of chemicals for growth and protection from pests
Like voting, when you relegate your responsibility to others, you start losing your rights, one by one
Tobacco is our main cash crop, and we depend on the income to support our families, pay the farming bills and pay our workers