A bleak, arid landscape, parched of rains; barren lands with no yield; mounting debts; tragic suicide by framers as an escape and the psychological impact of these deaths on the loved ones of the survivors. Nila madhad panda’s Kadvi Hawa took me back to satish manwar’s marathi film gabhicha paus ( The damned rain, 2009) in its portrayal of suicides impinging on the psyche of those alive and struggling for survival; the families fearing the wrost for their bread-winners, watching over them in fear.who will be the next in the growing roster of self-inflicted deaths?