The silent crisis of hysterectomies among Maharashtra’s sugarcane workers reveals how a brutal labour system turns women’s bodies into relentless instruments of productivity. In Maharashtra’s sugar heartland, the harvest is more than just cane and crushing mills. It’s also a story about women whose bodies are hurt by poor working conditions, lack of medical care, and a labour system that doesn’t care about health. Hysterectomies have become a worrying sign of survival, not ch