A strong social fabric and a tough women keeps thing together in Kotgarh. An expert in managing the house and the fields enjoy equal rights and call the shots.
The tireless hardy woman of the Kotgarh hills starts her day early. The usual routine included handling, milking cows and cleaning the cowshed. Hauling the kilta (conical cane basket) on back with gobar (cow dung) to the gobash (dumping ground) and bringing back the green grass from the fields for cows in neat and secured bindka (bale).
Preparing breakfast, helping the fussy kids with their homework, sorting things for them and sending them packing to the school. Not to mention dusting, sweeping, moping and swabbing the house. Picking fresh vegetable for lunch from the garden and cooking lunch - which would be packed for consumption while at work in the orchards. Directing the farm help (the Nepali Ghurkhas) what to do... and not to mention handling the over fussy older lot - (this all packed in the first 3 hours of the day).
And you call your job a tough one.
Monday, February 1, 2010
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I like this !!
ReplyDeletehi Kamal,thats what we call A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE.My suggestion....take this to the discussion board and lets see what the men have to say......
ReplyDeletehi kamal,that is what we call A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE...My suggestion..take this to the discussion board and lets see what the men have to say about it......
ReplyDeleteI can't agree more with you. I like your idea of throwing it open for a discussion. Let me post it there. Thanks for reading.
ReplyDeleteAnd they do all that with a smile, never departing from their rustic sense of humour.!!!!!!!Kudos to them.
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