“This is our new home for the summer,”
said Madhav dropping his meager belonging on the ground under the bridge,
“few people from our village are also here; place has some privacy and it will be cool during summer days.”
Consecutive years of drought, have forced farmers like Madhav migrate to towns in search of jobs.
“Baapu, there is no water to drink or take bath!”
“Collect from handpump nearby, like others; it is only a matter of few months.”
“A farmer has become a refugee in his own country,” thought Usha as she tried to hold back tears.
Word Count: 99
This is an effort to write aflash fiction effort with the Friday fictioneers, 15thNov, 2018, using picture prompt provided by host Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. Other stories can be found here
Photo Prompt : Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
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Just the start, and a very small but sad, effect that climate change will have in the years to come.
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True. Thank you for reading.
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hard truth
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Sad and unfortunate truth. Thank you.
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Let’s hope it doesn’t become reality.
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Drought is a reality. So is migration, poverty and farmer suicide. To be fair effort is being made to promote conservation and distribution. Thank you for reading.
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We have friends who go to Ethiopia to help drill wells. We should not take fresh water for granted…
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True. Thank you for reading.
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Heart wrenching story. Nicely done, Abhijit.
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Thank you. Situation is unfortunate and real.
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Very topical and heart wrenching story. Good writing Abhijit.
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Thank you for reading. It is really sad.
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This reminds me not only of the life of farmers today in some part of the world, but also the life of the poor in the past in countries like ours…
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Yes poor management of agriculture and effect of climate has made life of farmers very bad. Thank you for reading.
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Dear Abhijit,
Current and heartbreaking story. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you for reading.
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What a change in comfort and status! I hope they will band together and find a way to shoulder these immense burdens together.
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Let us hope so. Thank you for reading.
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I fear it will be for more than just a few months, too.
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You are probably right. Thank you for reading.
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This seemed unimaginable a few years ago, but it’s fast becoming reality.
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True. Thank you for reading.
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Nicely written. Everyone seems to have gone sad but devastatingly true with the prompt this week
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Thank you for reading.
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Dark times for this family, I fear.
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Yes for many families. Thank you for reading.
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sad story. reminds me of a classmate in high school. out of luck, she lives now under the bridge in my home town.
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It is sad and unfortunate. No should see this reality. Thank you for reading.
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Mother nature can be cruel, and we do what we must to survive. Good story.
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True. What we sow, so shall we reap. Unfortunately, someone sows, another reaps. Thank you for reading.
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A REALLY good one. Farmers have it great during good years, but not so great in the lean years. You’ve told us a lot of story in this little snippet.
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Thank you for kind words.
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Feel so sad for this farmer and his family. A true enough story. I remember far too many people living under the overpasses in cities I visited India, desperately seeking ways to survive. Well told, Abhijit.
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True. Poor people migrate to cities in search of job. It is a reality. Natural calamities aggravate the situation. Thank you for reading and commenting.
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You’re right, the same is true in other countries as well. The heat, droughts, freezing cold exhaserbates poverty terribly.
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It is a vicious cycle in developing countries. Population explosion makes jobs scarce. Poor people have more kids because they can earn and jack up family income. In India situation is improving slowly. Still a very large number of people very poor.
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True, I am so glad that it is improving and hope for a better future for the people. =)
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Sad, a refugee in their own country, a more transient population will probably exist if the climate isn’t sorted out
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Yes you are right. Thank you for commenting.
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Sad and thoughtful.
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Thank you for reading.
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Very topical and heartbreaking.
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Thank you.
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A harsh reality in the form of a flash fiction.
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Thank you for reading.
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