Life in Bullock Cart

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Being a wildlife photographer i also have seen and meet many peoples around me who make mark on my mind, and after seeing their pitiable condition my heart fills with great sorrow. Here i am sharing he story of Kalicharan, a man who`s life was full of struggle. He with my maternal uncle in his farm house as a full time labor with his family. Since when he was of age 20, he is working here, now he is 78 years old. One of the most obedient and hard working personality i ever meet. He has 3 son and one daughter, like many others he do not have any land for farming. He take care of my uncle`s farm and lives in a Bullock Cart. What ! "A Bullock Cart", yes its true, he lives in a bullock cart the reason is that he do not have much space to live with his family, since when his son get married the space in his house is less and the family is growing year by year, so its been nearly 10 years he is living in his bullock cart, nearly every year he has to repair his cart to protect himself from rain and scorching heat.


When i ask him how he feels when he sleep in his cart,  he smile and told me that he is habitual of living in his cart and he loves his cart a lot. And as he is doing this from many years he do not have any complaint from his life. When i clicked this image he was reapairing his cart because the polythene was ripped of and some sticks were also broken.


He has all his belongings with him on his cart his medicines, a torch, his bedding, a mosquito net, kerosene lantern and yes his radio also. He likes to listen radio since his childhood, nothing else he needed. His wife prepares the food for him, he eat only two times a day the same traditional Indian food including chapati, pulse and vegetables nothing else. His whole day spend in working in fields, he take nap after lunch for 2 hours daily. He told me that after hard work it is important to take a deep sleep of minimum two hours. As according to him it helps to keep our body relaxed, i don`t know either he was right or not but he is following this routine since from his childhood. 

                 

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