Kallu Ahirwar walks slowly, his pace betraying his lack of purpose. A 2022 study pegged the unemployment rate for Tikamgarh at 4.31% for men and 9.94% for women, far higher than the national averages of 2.9% and 4.7% respectively Tikamgarh is one of the seven districts in northern Madhya Pradesh — Chhattarpur, Niwadi, Panna, Damoh, Datia and Sagar are the …
