Let me tell you without a trace of inhibition, since an year I have
stopped reading newspaper with that interest I used to have earlier.
Somewhat, I'm scared of reports of so many miseries appear daily in newspapers
and at the same time so many reckless decisions, that matters to all of us.
Anyway, today that is 1st October '09 an article in central page of The Hindu
drew my attention: '25 millions kids will go hungry by 2050' I'm sure I'll
not be here on earth to worry about. But, it could be any of four grand
children. That put me off.
Since Dasara, I see a what breaking sight - bulldozers pouncing
on a green paddy field uprooting them possibly for a mutli-storied building.
Perfect, religious decision the developer has taken to start the project on
Dasara Day - being religious without spirituality. What a tribute to the auspicious
day!
Every morning, I pass by that stretch of land on the way to
Lingampally a whip of air with all freshness of a green paddy
field makes me nostalgic.But, now it will not be the same anymore.
No more that green patch will smile at the passers-by every morning.
Grey will pervade- they say in style 'redefining the sky-scape!'
But I wonder, how the farmer and the real state developer could become
so cold blooded, heartless to let the bulldozers maul over the standing
paddy crop! Could they become so insensitive. No wonder,
the hunger is lurking toredefine our future!
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If it is the same patch of green, on the left side, on the way to Lingampalli, it is so sad. That patch of green was the only one inbetween all those concrete structures, the bright green signifying life, joy and beauty on the otherwise dusty, crowded stretch. Always admired the owner, who continued farming instead of thinking in terms of profits. But now...
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Very interesting indeed! Very sensitively written!
Warm regards,
Patnaik
Retired Professor of English and Linguistics
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
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This is about your article "Hunger Lurking Around". You are a very sensitive person and your writing sometimes puts a permanent question to our conscience. How we are witnessing silently the suffering of kids and nature. there is an old man in Paschim Orissa who always gives plants as his gift to any family where he goes to attend a marriage or any other function. He also requests others to take plants from him at free of cost and to give those as gift. But hardly people listen to him. He wraps each young plant very carefully and writes there on in his beautiful hand writing "Sambhab".For this gentleman, regards spontaneously come out from the core of my heart. I adore every step of his efforts to protect our mother-nature.
Dear Sir,
Our country has not yet realized that our economy is agricultural based. The economic growth that is projected is true but is temporary as these are not permanent. Our government has to do a lot towards the farming secter. Need for self sufficiency, has been the slogan, ever since we got indepent.
What we need today is, protection to the farming land. As it is said that, Plant a tree before cutting one, in the farming sector too certain fertiled lands should be given total protection. There is, lot of land in our country which is lying waste. They can be made fertiled. When the Meddle east and gulf countries could turn their desert into greenery, why can't we make those many waste lands furtile. As we have santuruies protected for certain animals, why can't we have farm land protection in the similar fashion?
Sir, you have raised an important topic, and I think that you should write back to the HINDU daily so that a million readers will read and atleast 1% of them will be very serious on the subject.
C.K. Rajendran
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Today’s gain is primary; tomorrow’s loss is secondary – this is the common attitude.
Prof. G.P.Bhattacharjee
Retired from IIT Kharagpur
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