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THE UNBELIEVABLE RECURRENCE OF THE FIRE RITUAL

By Dr R Sudarshan

It had all the elements of a matinee show this time.

On Saturday while we were harvesting for our 75th weekly market, two young men threw a match stick into the farm from across the fence. The farmhands gave a short chase but returned as they had to quickly draw a hosepipe and douse the fire which danced well in the wind. In a matter of 20 minutes, the fire put on the death row a betelnut plant, a coconut palm, two mango trees full of marble-size fruits, a moringa, and a large mulberry bush.

Raising an outstanding green patch in the middle of barren fields in a rural space by an urban farming family is fraught with the organic risks of jealousy and youthful mischief. This was the first failed fire this year, while we had three incidents of a much larger impact last year. Till the monsoon arrives, this summer landscape filled with fruits will not just be a patch to admire, but a target for the ire of belly fire.

Well, organic farming is just a normal chronicle of life - as absorbing and as challenging as any simple life can be.

Video Link: https://www.facebook.com/FarmersHouseMysore/videos/948493719361409/

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Padma Farms, Farmer's House, # 1A - 13th Cross, Kalidasa Road, VV Mohalla, Mysore.

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[15/03, 10:46] Multiple Business Consultant (UAE): We have enemies at home...no reason India has to struggle so much to maintain peace and harmony.

[15/03, 11:51] B S Ranganath: Certainly

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