An American doctor went to India last year to care for protesting farmers. The conditions on the ground convinced him to stay

Dr. Swaiman Singh extended his stay to 10 days, then two weeks and then three. Months later, he's still there -- and can't imagine leaving.

Back home in New Jersey, life for the 34-year-old was "literally perfect." His career was taking off, with just a few months left in a three-year cardiology fellowship at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and another prestigious opportunity lined up after that. He was a husband to a similarly ambitious wife and a father to a two-year-old daughter. He had the support of his parents and sister, who lived just a short car ride away.