8 neighbours have shared what matters to them — in their own words.
“Mama, don't trouble me, please do it.”
“मम दे हन ब काडून बुझ जीही ह दे मा मा मा डि”
translated from Kannada
In your area, citizens are expressing significant concerns regarding the decline of traditional practices and environmental changes. There's a notable lament over the loss of traditional agriculture and food sources, with reports of crops no longer ripening and decreasing rainfall 🌧️. Furthermore, the community is experiencing a shift away from traditional cultural practices, such as tribal songs being replaced by modern music, and a perceived decline in the effectiveness of traditional community problem-solving mechanisms, with elders struggling to resolve village issues 📉. There are also underlying concerns about resource management and the preservation of community wealth.
“In the past, we used to eat various things from the hills, such as Kangu Jona Ganthia, and lived well because of them. Things that grew without fertilizer used to ripen quickly. Now, nothing is ripening from the hills, and they are not cultivating them anymore.”
“Now with this, don't be unwell, doctor. With whom now, (is) unwell Punigar or Punigar? Or with Sahib, let's sing Esirma now, stay.”
“In our tribal community, singing songs used to be great, but now it's just DJ music. Earlier, our tribal traditions were thriving with a lot of fun.”
“Pirukatula said, you were only keeping it backward, backward. You were vigilantly preserving a single dollar by doing this repeatedly and by constantly correcting/rewriting. That wealth was becoming the sprout for good people, and someone was becoming a cook. If good people came in, it would happen by doing so.”
“Initially, rain used to come at a good time. Now the rain is gradually decreasing. When rain was needed, it wasn't coming. Now it's doing the same thing. Earlier, it used to rain on time.”
“00:00 When problems arise in the village, the elders don't know (what to do). They used to resolve them by repeatedly holding meetings. That (matter) doesn't even go to the police first anymore.”
“Golden child. Sit down. To the beautiful head, ball, sir. This much about, 'hi are' young children. Which all essence did it eat? For the mouse, for Harjunala, look for a match, Temalmimi.”
