Rural India innovation

I have been amazed by the natural talent that exists in our rural society. There was this man who visited our sugar mill today, as he was called for survey of the sugarcane fields and to suggest the improvements if any in the process and the procedure to increase the per acre output of cane and also to get the best variety too. Looking extremely down to earth and typical villager, that man is a farmer by profession, earns good enough for his family expenses all by agricultural output only, had studied microbiology as subject in 1970s (can you imagine that!!! ), and uses his knowledge of microbiology in the practical day to today uses to help his fields and other farmers too for increasing their farm output. He is known till lucknow and have great following among the local and statewide officers and business class alike.
One of the reasons for that is also the reason that he is an acupressure specialist. He knows some common yet highly effective technique of healing the general body ailments through acupressure. He does not believe in ‘ativaad’, i.e. overdoing some thing, and does his therapy only to the point where the body is comfortable. My dad was having this cervical pain for last some days, and inspite of taking a full course of medicines and 5 injections too, there was hardly much relief. This man, he did, some small therapeutic exercise for 15 min barely and there was 80% relief immediately. I mean more than anything else his straight forward approach and simplicity in the procedure is what caught my attention and fantasy.
Rural India is filled with achievers like him. People, who are really really knowledged and experienced too, but never really come to limelight. Most of these people work on voluntary basis without any prejudice. Perhaps this also explains the reason why in spite of such huge population and lack in appropriate number of doctors, per capita diseases and expenditure towards health is one of the lowest in India, across the whole world.
I feel where the Indian government has failed or been short on performance in terms of health sectors efforts is not that it has not been able to allocate funds for the cause. Its that it has not been able to identify these people and take them along with it. Even if you make some hospital and there is some doctor sitting there, I doubt the kind of help that person can really provide. My dad took medicines worth of 3k, in matter of 7 days, causing numerous side effects some of which are not even known right now, and had little or no good done to him. Whereas the other procedure took hardly 15 min, not even a single rupee, and gave 80% relief. In a matter of 3 sittings the whole is supposed to vanish!!!
Think over it!!!!

Chotti chotti khushiyan

1) To play with toddlers
2) Nal mein pipe lagake nahana
3) Garmi mein baarish ke baad mitti ki khushboo (close ur eyes u can still smell it ;) )
4) Subah utto aur bole bina hi chai mile to
5) Early morning khul ke pet saaf ho jaaye
6) Choti si gaadi mein lambi drive par jaana
7) Garmi ke dino mein chilled beer peena
8) Bahut dino baad kissi purane dost ka aiwayi phone aana
9) Hall mein movie se pehle dher saare movie trailers dekhna
10) Aadhi raat ko sutta dhundhne nikalna…hehe
11) Raat ko chat par baith kar tare dekhna aur gaane gana
12) Imagining yourself as one of the ‘friends’ character
13) Kabhi pastry ki jageh boondi ke laddu khareed kar khana
14) Jab koi dost bahut purana udhaar waapis dede…hehe
15) lunch mein Subway sandwiches
16) purane din yaad karke aakhen bhar aaye
17) subah utth kar mummy papa ke pair chukar aashirwaad lena
18) loud music mein kamra band karke akele dance karna
19) raat ke hangover ke baad morning mein jabardast aalo ke paranthe with chilled curd mil jaaye

In thing these days

I get to hear some things quite too often these days
1) Americans are bloody spenders, we Indians are far far better than them.
2) Smoking will cause all the possible medical problems to you EVER seen or faced by humanity.
3) India will be at the top of the new world regime.
4) Manmohan singh is the most capable leader for this country. (I doubt it big time)
5) Derivatives trading is the IN thing. (This is said by traders who started their careers in late 80s or 90s, I think their time is over now)
6) Aajkal business hain hi kahan yaar, mandi ne maar diye. (just look at the NANO booking figures and get your perception right)
7) Job to jhand hain. (classic line…he he)
8) Earth is dying….save the earth.