Farmers from the southern state of Tamil Nadu pose with their heads half-shaved during a protest demanding a drought-relief package from the federal government, in New Delhi, India on Monday. /CFP Photo

The farmers, protesting near Parliament House, suffered crop losses last year after being hit by the worst drought in more than a century, and had to borrow money to survive. /CFP Photo

Many of the protestors have been in New Delhi for more than three weeks, after last year's drought caused by the worst monsoon conditions in 140 years. /CFP Photo