Hello Mr Tripati,came across your article in a blog. " What's wrong if a million farmers move away from farming?"- This sir seems to be written by someone who has no clue about the ground reality. Mr.P.Sainath substantiates each and every argument of his and he doesnt merely give out numbers. His arguments and articles are based on ground reality and are factual. And what is wrong with his comparing two events? Is it not true that the indian media today of which even i am a part of gives more coverage to IPL and lakme fashion shows den farmers dying? Mr Tripati i would like to know ur definition of an average indian. In a country which has one of the highest rates of malnutritioned children i would like to know how is it that u and other economists claim that the food consumption has gone up? Your article is shocking and i hope more people read ur article and respond to it. And PS: maybe taking a look at NSS data and other 'credible' data would help widen your perspective.