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India Farm Protests Highlight Country's Youth Unemployment Crisis

Anjana Pasricha

   NEW DELHI - Hundreds of young, educated men like Manveer Singh who defy
   the typical image of the Indian farmer are among the sea of protesters
   camped along a highway at Delhi's borders to demand the scrapping of
   three new farm laws.

   The 27-year-old postgraduate in information technology turned to
   farming after struggling for five years to find a job that would pay a
   modest wage.

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