Walking The Talk Finally.

                   Every Person who has ever visited our Mother Earth, has had a day since when, to him the world seemed different. Perhaps that day for me was on 21^st March,2013.My Motherland tasted my first sweat drop,which slid from my forehead,carrying intense emotions of patriotism and a conviction of making my country the best.The sun was scorching hot above my head, burning all the laziness. I was carrying about 20-30 kg rock on my shoulder.

                       

I was working for the VFABI(Volunteering for a better India)!!!!!

                  

                                        We had gone to a village which was about 40 kms from Bangalore city.In that village quiet a lot of wells had dried up. There had been no rains.The village was affected badly by low water levels.Our target was to recharge the ground water levels in the coming few months.With in 6 weeks we succeeded in rejuvenating a kalyani(well in local language).      

The Recharged kalyani(Well)

Lifting Heavy rocks under the burning sun!!!!

Our next target in the coming few weeks was to construct percolating pits and check dams so that we can start recharging the ground water levels and we can in turn fill up the kalyanis.

Using technologies for construction

So we started off by collecting loads and loads of rocks for the constructions for the coming few weeks. By the end of the day we had collected almost three tractor full of rocks.Beating the hot sun was really hard for us.We finally found a tree,and that was the most amazing moment of my life when I got its shade.The villagers had sent us buttermilk and one sip of that killed all my tiredness.

                              After that we had an amazing lunch under the tree along with the village folks.It was absolutely tasty and yummy!!

                                      We also had meetings along with the scientist from ISRO in order to guide us to make this village self-sustaining. 

Constructing the Percolation pits to recharge ground water levels

                                  

A Drawing competition to unleash all their creativity

        

Entertaining and educating the village kids.

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Natures therapy:Herbs that grow by the village side to treat diseases like typhoid,jaundice etc!!!!

                                                   In the city, people get their entertainment by playing games on E-Devices or going and watching movies,but i was actually stun bound to see that the villagers have the nature to entertain them.They get pleasure by the most simple things like jumping into ponds and swimming.They are satisfied by the most basic thing that nature gives them.If we have doctors to take care of us during illness,they have the natures' herb to heal them.If We are proud to own a bungalow, they are proud to own the entire nature itself.If we are using technology and destroying our mother nature,they have indigenous believes which protects the nature.  

                                              Till today I had seen all these public icons talk about our country's condition and all that,but now I am proud to say that I was in the battlefield endeavoring to make my country a better place to live in. When the so called civilized city people were probably enjoying a movie on a Sunday,I was proud to say that I was striving hard for my country.

When we will be successful,that day you can only say:

• "I watched the development happen", or
• "We made it happen".

I am proud to say "We made it happen"

Now you know about VFABI,

• it is up to you what do "you" want to end up saying!!!!!!!!!!!!!