Visit the site - The better India. The site showcases the individuals who go an extra mile to change/improve the lives around them. Good work, Mr and Mrs Parekh. Way to go!

At last it rained for few days and I see smiles on people's faces. We had to buy water not just for drinking but also for daily use for a month or so as water in the borewell depleted. The recent rains brought the situation to normal, the borewell gives water now.

I can't imagine the plight of the people living in areas where there's scarcity of water round the year. I feel whoever has told that the next world war will be for water has forecasted correctly. I wonder sometimes why the earth's natural resources like water, minerals, oil have started depleting only now while the earth has formed some million years ago. May be we really started using them only few years ago.

On other note, managers never really are satisfied with your work :)

Bad TIme

It looks like bad time has come, big time.
- Rise in oil prices
- Rise in other prices
- No monsoon
- Depleted ground water
- No power
- Uncertainty in govt.
- Manager not happy with work
Hoping for a quick leap to good times tomorrow...

Global Living

“Hey Raju, why are you wasting your time simply roaming around here in the village? See Ramu, he has gone to the city and is now earning in both hands, he bought a new TV and fridge for their home here. Why don’t you go to the city as well and earn something”, Raju’s mother is shouting, while serving a cup of coffee in the morning. Raju’s mind is filled with his mom’s words as he is traveling to his village sitting in the door of the general bogie in the train.

Raju has always had interest in agriculture. But, both his parents kept urging him to go to the city and work. After listening to these words for almost a year, Raju had to go to the city along with his wife in search of greener pasture. He joined a chemical factory in the city; the work is to mix chemicals. He has to stand for 8 hours and if the next shift guy will not turn up it will extend to 8 hrs more. It has been just work and sleep, for just a meager salary. After a year or so, he’s going back to the village for a festival. He sent his wife first reserving a berth in sleeper class. And he’s going in the general bogi the next day. When his parents asked, he said that he dint get the leave. Only he knows the cost of that lies is Rs. 300. Only he knows how many days he skipped meals to save money for buying a TV.

This is the scenario in most of the homes in the villages these days I believe. And few of them in cities would be facing the same thing in their houses except for they are bogged to go to America or England to work. May be the parents are not to be blamed here; this situation is result of the modernization or globalization. Not sure where this trend will lead to.

p.s. Inspired from an article in telugu newspaper Eenadu (don't remember the date and other details)