Farm. June 2020 27/06/2020 Day 95 The day began with a reminder of my stupidity. It had rained through the night yesterday. This morning after driving to the farm, I rode down to the waterline of the reservoir shooting down a muddy trail across the road. Over a water soaked bump on the narrow off-trail, … Continue reading Day 95: A growing thought
Day 94: Town days & reading on social justice movements
Road to Saldara. June 2020 26/06/2020 Day 94 The block of villages in the region is dotted with reservoirs. All of them have different appearances owing to the landscape and settlements around them. For now exploring these for cycle rides and future runs has been a useful way to spend mornings. Though, a 30 km … Continue reading Day 94: Town days & reading on social justice movements
Day 93: Learning from Ajangaon
July, 2020 25/06/2020 Day 93 The time spent in Wardha has helped in exploring ideas, realities and readings in agriculture. The village we have come to be associated with after buying the farm has become a reference point for knowing and comparing agricultural trends. By the way of reflection here are some observations from the … Continue reading Day 93: Learning from Ajangaon
Day 92: In defense of sameness
24/06/2020 Day 92 The usual 20 km cycle ride in the morning happened. It has been setting a calm and easy pace to the days. Later in the day, I read a short piece by Bill Morris with a rather loud title - Please! Hold Off on That Novel Coronavirus Novel! He wrote about coronavirus … Continue reading Day 92: In defense of sameness
Day 91: On villages
Farm. June 2020 23/06/2020 Day 91 These early morning rides from the farm to explore roads and trails around are facilitating a subtle kind of connection with the landscape. Knowing a space closely, in its directions, orientation, topology, people and physical forms drive this connection. In these rides I get to know the rhythms of … Continue reading Day 91: On villages
Day 90: In the now
Soybean crop. June 2020 22/06/2020 Day 90 It was an indecisive day for cycling. The town isn't big, but the chaos of vehicles during morning hours gets me. It is preferable to drive out with the cycle in the car, ride a trail and drive back. Early morning confusion about which direction to take meant … Continue reading Day 90: In the now
Day 89: On Connectedness
Sevagram. June 2020 21/06/2020 Day 89 Today was a solar eclipse which began around nine in the morning and continued until two in the afternoon. As a religious practice, it is recommended to not eat or drink water during the eclipse hours. Being at home, it was to be complied. Not eating food was easy. … Continue reading Day 89: On Connectedness
Day 88: Biodiversity and farming
20/06/2020 Day 88 The seeds sown last week have sprouted. We see a dotted green ground on a brown earth. The sky is overcast but the greyness doesn’t make the landscape dull. Sometimes, I feel I should have continued with biotechnology and ecology as disciplinary education and training. There is so much in our immediate … Continue reading Day 88: Biodiversity and farming
On continuing the lockdown diary
19/06/2020 Day 87 Writing has slowed down now. The day now ends with hasty bullet points typed against the date and that is it. I return to the points next morning to piece them together in paragraphs. Five hundred words everyday were not a problem as long as life was confined indoors. The day we … Continue reading On continuing the lockdown diary
Day 86: Planting saplings
18/06/2020 Ajangaon. June, 2020 Day 86 On the morning news, the PM was commenting on the sacrifices of army men in Ladakh, adding that it will not go in vain. I was half asleep when I heard that. There is something distressing about any hint of going to war. The gloom of such conversations got … Continue reading Day 86: Planting saplings
