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Tendulkar and the Village

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Harsh Singh Lohit

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/with-rs-2-8-cr-sachin-adopts-andhra-village/ Sachin met Puttamrajuvari Kandrika gaon in Andhra Pradesh. And he was surprised that “the village did not have safe drinking water, or LPG connections, and people were still using firewood”. I am not surprised that he is surprised as an … Continue reading →

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Hello Winter

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Harsh Singh Lohit

The season is changing, winter is on its way. With warm days at 25 degrees Centigrade, and cool nights at 12 degrees this is ideal time to plant the crops that have evolved in the alluvial plains of North India … Continue reading →

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Violence in the Village

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Harsh Singh Lohit

I recollect the threat of lurking violence when I visited the village as a child through the Seventies. My grandmother protected this city kid by dictat to sundry country cousins; she knew the village community had a lot not going for … Continue reading →