Life of an Indian farmer

Life of an Indian farmer

I was to a village along with my parents. Seeing the diligent farmers working in their fields, I felt the need to interview them. I asked them about their life. Deeply inspired by their answer, I have written the following.

An Indian farmer is one of the most hardworking people in the world. He gets up early in the morning even before the hens’ call, takes his plough and with his cattle walks briskly towards his field. He cares for nothing- may it be winter, summer or rain…It is all the same for him. He works with his muscles aching and his legs struck in mud. He doesn’t care for the snakes wandering around him. With the sun’s scorching heat disturbing him and his sweat rolling down his face , he takes a torn towel and puts it over his head to prevent strokes. After ceaseless work, at noon, his wife or his children bring him his midday meal. With his rough hands cleaned, he takes his meager food under the shade of some tree. Like a clock, he resumes his work. Sometimes, he sings a song to break the monotony of his hardwork. He returns home only when daylight is out and the atmosphere becomes unfit for farming. At the door of his hut, he is greeted by his timid children. He rests a while and this is the happiest time of the day for him. At night, he enjoys the sight of his children having enough food and if something remains, he eats it to fill his stomach. Often so poor to afford a cup of milk, he drinks water and goes to sleep without a pillow or a bed. So is his life.

Although farmers don’t take in nutritious and hygienic food, they are stronger and healthier than the people living in cities! No villager wears a spectacle…But how?

Fresh air and sunshine are the two great blessing of god found in villages. These might be the reasons for their extreme wellness.

Despite such hardwork and sacrifice, farmers still lives amidst poverty. When pests destroy their crops, the condition becomes the worst.

We eat plenty of modern food. We ‘buy diseases by giving money’. Every modern food has its origin and its raw materials from the farmers produce. Imagine what would happen if all farmers go on a strike and reap crops for their own usage. All of us would be forced to go on a ‘Hunger strike’!!!