The past fifty years have witnessed tremendous change. The villages are not isolated and
secluded as they were fifty years ago. Thanks to new roads, bridges, rail
tracks and transport system, they have been interwoven intoa more homogeneous unit. Adaptability to
change is yet another feature of today's rural India. And these changes are not only adapted to
lifestyles but are even tailored to suit the rural requirements. No doubt,
electricity has changed the lifestyles of rural India. Power failures apart, a
large number of Indian villages do have electricity today. Electric poles have been erected and wires
drawn across the length and breadth of the country. Even the remotest of Indian
villages today enjoy the fruits of modern banking. While these banks assisted
in replacing the traditional money lender and acted as catalysts of growth, noone
expected such excellent savings habits from the villagers. The so-called
conservative Indian farmers are managing modern-day tools with effortless ease
and skill which only comes with practice.
There has been a huge green revolution sweeping the agriculture sector
for the past couple of decades. The Indian farmer, using all techniques and
tools, has been extracting five to ten times the yield from his land compared
to what he was getting about three decades back. Additionally he has also been
cropping and reaping not one but two to three crops every year. He may still be handicapped by natural calamities
like flood and drought, but now these do not leave him defeated. With his untiring endeavor and sustained
support from the government, the Indian farmer has been able to keep his
aspirations afloat.
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