THE RURAL INDIA : A VISION
RURAL INDIA : POSSIBILITIES AND BEYOND ~ SHASHANK TRIPATHI I WAS BORN IN THE CITY OF GORAKHPUR, UTTAR PRADESH. BUT THE LAND WHERE THE ROOTS OF MY ANCESTRY LIE IS A SMALL VILLAGE IN THE DEORIA DISTRICT OF UTTAR PRADESH. ONE CAN EASILY IDENTIFY IT AS A TYPICAL INDIAN VILLAGE WITH SIMILAR STORIES AND GOSSIPS GOING ON AROUND! SINCE MY CHILDHOOD I WAS VERY ATTACHED TO MY ROOTS. THOUGH I WAS BROUGHT UP IN THE METROPOLITAN ATMOS OF DELHI, BUT THE ONLY PLACE THAT EVER ATTRACTED ME HAS BEEN MY VILLAGE. THE RURAL INDIA HAS HAD THE ESSENCE OF INDIAN CULTURE, KNOWLEDGE, TRADITIONS, AND BELIEFS SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING. EVERY TEA STALL IS THE ARENA OF POLITICAL DISCUSSIONS WHERE, THE SELF PROCLAIMED POLITICAL EXPERTS, CAPABLE OF SHAMING THE GREATEST LEADERS, HAVE THE HEATED DEBATES. EVERY CRICKET GROUND HAS SOME " POTENTIAL SACHIN TENDULKARS " SHOWING OFF THEIR TALENT. EVERY HOUSE HAS A MASTERCHEF WHO REMAINS UNREWARDED FOR HER EXTRAORDINARY COOKING SKILLS. EVERY SCHOOL ...