Empty stomachs speak languages only the heart can hear, the cries of starvation have now turned soundless, voices should be raised, and actions should be taken before this becomes too severe.

The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world. Hunger has been chasing us for time immemorable. In 1943, about 1.5 million people had starved to death in Bengal due to a famine, a tragedy of unprecedented magnitude. Periods of famines in India have also been the times of high food prices and agricultural unemployment. Even though our country is no longer exposed to real famines due to development in the agricultural sector, still thousands of people starve even when the country’s granaries are overflowing.

It may be difficult to believe that our own country is home to a quarter of the world’s undernourished people, which is about 194.6 million…