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India's Climate Bachelors
Young men now find themselves destitute and ineligible for marriage.
Anil Jadhav is an Indian farmer. He had always dreamed of having a large family. But as droughts in his homeland increase, his income — and marriage prospects — are dwindling.
While the ecological and economic impacts of climate change are frequently reported on, the social aspects often remain in the shadows.
Many Indian farmers can no longer find a partner because they cannot earn enough to support a family.
In regions where water was once abundant, chronic drought now prevails.
Out of despair, Anil Jadhav has turned to Deepak Jadhav, a matchmaker who specializes in finding arranging marriages for farmers who have fallen into hardship as a result of climate change.
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