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Meet Tarandeep Kaur - The NRI Who Will Run The Berlin Marathon For Distressed Farmers In Punjab

Darpan News Desk IANS, 24 Sep, 2016 04:07 PM

Tarandeep Kaur, a Singapore born UK-based financial analyst, will run the 42-km marathon for the farmers who she feels are not finding any light at the end of the tunnel and committing suicide.

"The donations collected would be used for supporting families of farmers in Punjab through (the NGO) United Sikhs," said Tarandeep while talking over phone from the UK. Some of the best marat honers in the world take part in this event known for breaking world records.

This includes Haile Gebrselassie, Paul Tergat and Wilson Kipsang. Tarandeep, who has her roots in a village near Amritsar, said she had already raised around 2,000 pounds but she had increased her target to 3,000 pounds. She regretted that hardly any Indian or Sikhs have donated for the cause of helping farmers in Punjab

"The donations collected would be used for supporting families of farmers in Punjab through (the NGO) United Sikhs," said Tarandeep.

Some of the best marathoners in the world take part in this event known for breaking world records. This includes Haile Gebrselassie, Paul Tergat and Wilson Kipsang.

Tarandeep, who has her roots in a village near Amritsar, said she had already raised around 2,000 pounds but she had increased her target to 3,000 pounds. She regretted that hardly any Indians or Sikhs have donated for the cause of helping farmers in Punjab.

United Sikhs director Mejinderpal Kaur said, "Farmers feed the world. When their widows and children are facing hunger because their breadwinner commits suicide due to debt, we have a duty to feed them. Today we provide monthly pension of Rs 1,000 to 150 farmer suicide widows from 40 villages in Punjab."

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