My Village My Country - Mera Gaon Mera Desh

Roots are very special. No matter where we currently stay, a part of us still resides in our native place and the places we have stayed before. 

Memories have a magical effect as we take a trip down the lanes that have made a permanent place in our hearts and minds. 

Reading Shri Durga Prasad Dash's book, My Village My Country made me experience this connection.

Interesting Title

When I first saw the title of this book - "My Village My Country"; translated into Hindi, the theme means- "Mera Gaon Mera Desh", the Bollywood fan in me instantly remembered some Hindi movies and songs:

"Dharti sunahari; ambar neela; har mausam rangeela- eisa desh hai mera."

Golden earth; blue sky; every season is colourful - that's my country.

Apt and Attractive Cover

I also liked the apt and attractive cover page of "My Village My Country - Glimpses into the Heart and Soul of Hindustan". Don't fail to notice the streamers in the backdrop of the title. They are ubiquitous in every function of Odisha, and perhaps in other places of India too.

When I first saw the cover, I knew this was from one of the remote villages of Odisha, India.

Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana

I love the words, ideas and speeches of our Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi.

Today, on October 11th, 2014 his speech is notable & inspirational, as usual.

The occasion is Shri Jaiprakash Narayan's 112th birth-anniversary when Shri Modi has launched a new village development scheme named - 'Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana'.

Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana means- Parliamentary Model Village Scheme.


Some key points-

- All basic facilities with 100% access to education and health should be available in villages.

- MPs should adopt a village and work towards its development; Create a model that can be replicated by others.

- The PM himself plans to adopt a village in Varanasi and work for its development.

- India's development model has been supply-driven. We want to change it by making it demand-driven.

- Let us create an atmosphere where every person takes pride in his or her village.