Q."An Indian farmer is born in debt, lives in debt, dies in debt and bequeaths debt" - who said this ?

The statement about the Indian farmer being born, living and dying in debt was made by Sir Malcolm Darling.

The deep, chronic indebtedness of Indian cultivators was vividly captured by Sir Malcolm Darling in the words, "An Indian farmer is born in debt, lives in debt, dies in debt and bequeaths debt." It highlights how limited access to institutional credit historically pushed farmers into the grip of moneylenders. This problem of rural indebtedness is disc …