Extract from Wikipedia Brahmanical Tradition Cosmogony and the Antediluvian history [ edit ] According to the Vedic traditions, human history proceeds in cycles, dependent on the evolutions and dissolutions of the world. Time is divided into four ages – Krita Yuga , Treta Yuga , Dvapara Yuga and Kali Yuga – collectively forming one Maha Yuga . Seventy-one Mahayugas form a Manvantara , a period of time over which a Manu presides. In each cycle, this Manu is the first man and also the first king and lawgiver. Every Manvantara has its own set of Indra , gods and seven sages. Fourteen Manvantara create a Kalpa (aeon) , after which the creation comes to a close in a periodical destruction called Pralaya . After that, the creation starts all over again in an endless cycle of evolutions and dissolutions. The traditions relate that the present Kalpa is called Varaha . Out of the fourteen manvantaras ...
The farmers are a community which bring food to our table and should be held in high respect and a civilized society should make sure that they live a decent life.But in this world where most of the countries are ruled by despotic rulers,criminal minded politicians and corrupt rulers and rulers who have hidden agendas and ruling for their personal gain rather than society welfare we cannot expect such a living standard for farmers which a civilized society can give.
In India the farmer community is in a desperate situation from which only God can save them.Many farmers are committing suicides and some are not even getting the minimum cost of production which they invested in farming and are dragged into vicious debt traps which they can never escape because of the loans they take at high interest rates to undertake the farming enterprise .The fake seeds,costly and fake pesticides further add to these woes of the farmers.In Andhra,Telangana and in most of India the farmers are unable to get any profit from sales of lentils,cotton,mangoes and potatoes and are dumping their material in farmer markets unable to get any profits from their enterprise as the traders who collude together and form a cartel and artificially decrease the prices of the farm products so that they can benefit and make sure the farmer gets pretty much no profit.These traders also resort to selling the farm produce to Government Godowns so that they can get the Minimum support Price from the Government by using fake farmer identification cards and are also resorting to transport the farm produce to near by states so that they can make profits.The same trader community sells the farm produce at very high cost to the retailers who sell it at very high cost to the end consumers.
The Government of India has made Minimum support price mandatory for several farm produce but most farmers still complain that the MSP is still very less and doesn't yield any significant profits to the farmers.There is corruption in granting the MSP to the farmers by various Government officials.The farmers have to give a certain amount as gift/commission to get the MSP for the farm produce.The Grameen Banks have been started in India so that they can help the farmers and the rural community but most these banks have Non performing Loans/Assets on their balance sheets which need to be paid back by the Government and which becomes an important poll plank for many political parties and since the farming community comprises of 70-80% of the Indian population the vote bank is very huge and cannot be ignored.
Certain new initiatives like Organic Farming,Polyhouse Farming can help the farmers and some governments like Telangana are providing subsidies to farmers so that the farming community can once again enjoy the lost pride and self respect which they deserve.The new budget has provided large allocations towards the farmers and have provided an Universal Insurance and Healthcare policy for every farmers which is a good thing which can reduce the plight of this huge community of farmers .The Telangana Government has a Mission Bhagiratha Irrigation projects which has Rs.22000 crore allocation to make the land arable and water available for farming which is a good initiative.The 24 hour electricity to farmers is also a very good step the Telangana Government has taken to uplift the farmer community in the state.But more needs to be done by the people,Agricultural research universities and farmers themselves and the Government so this huge problem can be eradicated.
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