In India, farmers often commit suicide due to not being able to repay loans taken against their land. The story is about a 10-year-old boy named Shyam who lives with his father, mother, and sister on a small cotton farm. After their cotton crop fails, Shyam's family faces losing their farm and home, and his parents decide on a suicide pact. Shyam overhears this and takes it upon himself to try to save his family by winning a sack race at school with a cash prize.

1. In India, A farmer commits suicide every 30 minutes. Most often, this is because he cannot pay back the loans that he has taken against his land.

2. In a world without hope, comes the heart warming story of a father who has lost the will to go on, and his son who has everything to live for .

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4. Once upon a now ..... ....on a house by a tiny farm, lives a ten year old boy called Shyam. In his family are his father Mouli, his mother Manda and his sister Dipti.

5. Shyam ..... .... is an typical 10 year old. Mischievous, Inquisitive & Impatient. He is a boy in a hurry! Shyam hopes to be a “SOMEBODY” when he grew up. Maybe become a doctor. Maybe buy his own car.

6. Shyam ..... .... wants to grasp the world in his hand But what he wants right now are fairly simple things – a plateful of bhajjis ( fritters ) , a new compass box and maybe a new fountain pen. But the one thing that he really wants is a new shirt for his school uniform.

7. Shyam’s Parents..... .... are Mouli (father) and Manda (mother). Mouli is a cotton farmer and he tries to do his best by his family by eking out his living on the farm. The cotton, when harvested, will be sold at the local cotton mill and pay off their debts – Rs.10,000 or US $250 - to the local moneylender .

8. Shyam ..... .... is least concerned with all this. His major time is spent in exploring, discovering & playing pranks on people. His frequent targets are his own sister Dipti & assorted villagers. Shyam’s partner in crime is Gautam. Not good at studies, but great at sports. The two have a fun childhood.

9. .... .has another close friend in the village – Vasantrao Kavi - considered by other villagers to be an eccentric farmer. Shyam is intrigued by Vasantrao’s lifestyle & his off-beat methods of farming. He often thinks that the Kavi is a little ‘crazy in the head’. Shyam .....

10. .... . is also drawn to the Kavi. He keeps quizzing Kavi about his farm, the trees and nature. The Kavi too encourages this enquiring nature. He begins to inculcate a sense of environmental consciousness in the children, especially Shyam. He gives Shyam a small piece of land to tend and try out Organic farming. Shyam .....

11. And then one day ..... .... . Shyam realises that his family is going to lose their farm. The cotton crop, that the family had their hopes pinned on, fetched a very low rate at the market. All dreams of new school uniforms & bhajjis come crashing down.

12. Shyam’s Parents..... … .have decided on a suicide pact, wherein all members of the family will die the day the house & land is repossessed . Shyam overhears this conversation and is completely shattered.

13. Shyam..... … once he gets over his initial despondency, takes it upon himself to save his family. The lessons he has learned at school give him reason to hope. One day in school, he hits upon a scheme that might just do the trick - a sack race that carries a winner’s prize of Rupees. 10,000/-.

14. … one day in school, Shyam hits upon a scheme that might just do the trick - a sack race that carries a winner’s prize of Rupees. 10,000/-. Come D-day, Shyam runs the race of his life – literally! But can he save his family? And then.....

15. Jhing Chik Jhing The story of Shyam, A boy who stares adversity in the face. A boy who never gives up. A boy who triumphs against all odds!

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