A village last to the nation summary
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Explanation:
Krishna Chandra Pujari is an occasional journalist who has written the article ‘A Village Lost to the Nation’ to the Indian Express in 2009. The author relives the loss of his home to the Hirakud dam constructed by the government. Due to the construction on the Mahanadi River, more than 400 villages were submerged and people were displaced.
The author highlights the other side of development and the tragedy that unplanned development can ensue. He describes the feelings of the people, who lost their village for nation’s well being.
The author belongs to a village Rampalle, the original name of which was Ramya Palli. It means, ‘The enchanting Hamlet’ (the charming village). It was on the bank of the river ‘Ib’, a major tributary to Mahanadi and hence was among the first to vanish. The remnants of this village pop up when the water level drops in peak summer.
The author has heard a lot about their village from his parents and hence decides to go with his family to the submerged village after 52 years. They leave their vehicle at a distance and walk a long stretch of slush and sand and reach their village. They trace their house with the age old temple structure as reference. The author and his brother move excitedly tracing the Kabaddi and cricket grounds where they used to play as kids. The author’s father is choked with emotion surveying the land which once belonged to him. The author notices his mother sitting on that slushy ground where their bedroom used to be. She calls to her husband and both of them sit close to each other. The author says that they would surely have talked about how they met for the first time after their marriage, how they have got their children into this world, how they have grown them up despite the odds and ends, how they have taken pains in giving them the best education and how they have protected their children from the dreadful diseases—malaria and cholera.