India speaks grandly of its infrastructure but is apathetic towards the health of its farmers. The Indian government speaks of grand projects like expressways, semiconductor plants, freight corridors and glittering digital stacks. Ministers speak confidently of transforming the economy into a USD 30 trillion behemoth by 2047, the centenary of independence and the symbolic horizon of ‘Viksit Bharat.’ While all this is well, an older form of infrastructure remains neglected: th