The colors of the PAGADIS, the flash of the shining deserts, the wonderful dahi kachauri and lots more precisely defines the “ Rajasthani culture”
"Padharo mare des:” is very aptly phrased.
It essentially highlights the willingness of the rajasthanis to offer immense hospitality to their visitors. They flatter you with their offerings .
Recently as a part of our training we got an opportunity to understand the economically and socially backward community of rajasthan and their resilience to climate change. IN the pursuit of achieving our targets, i also unknowingly started seeing something that was intangible , hidden, yet very prominent. Something that forms an inseparable part of their lives. Something that we never thought we would study , but actually forms a core backbone of our study, and that’s the sense of contentment amongst the people to the situation , their ways of living. We had been to the villages of barmer meeting the people there..
Unbearably extreme weather conditions.........
seamless boundaries of deserts..............
no life services....
All that the community had , was a "a big curve that set things straight " - thats their beautiful smile. Immense sense of contentment.
No food to eat, but dozens to offer...
Counting the drops of water, yet no regrets to put forward....
“Take life as it comes to you “ is what forms the baseline of their actions today. Adversity is something that they have learned to live with. Poverty, Ignorance and struggle governs their lives Happiness, contentment and hospitality shapes their lives.
They live the most sustainable way. All the buzz that we talk about sustainable living is, what can be seen reflecting in the ways of living of these people.
Global issues like climate change has shaken the world today. Green thinking, behavioural changes, integrity with the nature, climate responsive architecture....a live demonstration of all these can be seen in the villages of india...
Its our tradition...that we need to go back to....
Its our treasure that we must learn to value....
Climate change is unequivocal..also, the way we look at climate change differs as per the regions and states.Our different social contexts shape the way we look at things.
Rajasthan visit made me experience the social meanings of climate change..it made me realise more profoundly , that our answers to climate change are already been thought of, its just we need to go back an unfold them. It lies somewhere in these experiences that we often forget paying attention to......!!!
Photo courtesy:Prachi aswani
Rucha dande
Photo courtesy:Prachi aswani
Rucha dande
Very well thought..This is India where life is welcomed as it comes across..It is great that you got to study villages of Rajasthan and provide your services and knowledge to make their lives better.
ReplyDeletegr8 thought ! lets go back to nature n our roots
ReplyDeleteRecently one of my PAPA's friends asked me about young generation that do we really change and attract by this new urban trend! Do youngsters really follow our culture? I replied yes definitely we are highly inspired by this trend but our ethics and our culture are still live in our heart, but difference is that we obey it in new language..! Now i read this blog, I think this blog is really talking about our culture what today also stored in lot of Indian villages and we have to give them once a break.. Nicely highlighted by this blog..
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