Life in a Village of India – Mera Gaon

The soul of India lives and breathes in its villages, Villages are the real foundation of India’s culture, traditions, rituals,
social society, and economy too.Villages feeds Indian cities by agriculture and farmers are one of the backbone of our country.

Here are the simple village life essay for students and viewers to read, feel free to comment for error.

घर ! Home ! Hut ! झोपड़ी

Life in a village is always peaceful and joyful with fresh air, smell of soil and a home that was made from mud and woods that breathes too.
Living in a village teaches you the true meaning of love, kindness, nature and gender equality, Even women works more then men in villages of India.

हवा ! Air

Air is so pure and fresh, one can feel the difference between city air quality and village fresh air because of the trees around and farms, water bodies.
There is low levels of air pollution as the vehicles are mainly bullock cart, a bicycle or a tractor.

स्कूल चले हम – Happy face with beautiful smile and upper hair Choti.

Talab ! तालाब

There always will be a taal or talab where all the villagers do there daily routine and water remain fresh as it was, children are swimming across and playing on fresh cold water. One can also visit near by small waterfalls and enjoy the time spend on a village.

Work ! काम

Pashu Palan पशु पालन or Animal husbandry is another branch of agriculture where villagers raised animals for fibre, milk, meat and other products.
Cow, buffalo, Goat, sheep and chickens are the few most common domestic animals found in villages of India, roaming here and there.

There are workers like Potter called Kumhar, Dhokra Art makers, Bamboo item makers, lohar – ironsmith and more.

Food ! खान पान

Village foods are very simple but delicious and mouth-watering, Foods and dishes changes from location to different climate and geography.
However rice is always been a common food for all the villager of India, Regardless of any barrier – rice bowl always be a favorite one.

Chopal ! चौपाल

There will be always a chopal in villages of India, where all communities gather for a social sharing and dialogue sharing experience.
Most of the gatherings happens on a platform upon a large tree like Mango, Neem, Banyan or Pipal fig tree.

Lifestyle ! जीवन शैली

Most of the people living in Indian villages are either engaged in farming, animal husbandry, fishing or any other agricultural activities.
Some of the villages in India are located far from the mainland inside the forest, where they are dependent on the forest for their daily needs

Farm ! खेत ! खलियान

Agricultural products, Seasonal fruits and vegetables grown naturally and fully organic with no harmful chemicals.
Wild fruits of Indian villages are avilable for free and every state has its own list such as Ber, Jamun, Taal gola, kaju, kosam/kokam, tendu and list of wild berries from the Himalayas.

Hill Villages

Life of hill villages are very much difficult as compare to plains or forest villages, As they live on higher altitude on hills the path or road is a challenge and for daily needs available on market that is located far from the village.

The Himalayan states of India and there villages are now a prime tourist attractions for their location, life and fruits like Apple, Pear, Plum and Peaches.

Rituals and Traditions ! रीति-रिवाज और परंपराएँ

Village life represents the heart and soul of India, villages offers you the best traditions and rituals from wedding to Day-to-day rituals.
These rituals also include birth, wedding, and funeral, changing seasons is a festival to celebrate.

Fair and Festivals ! मेले और त्यौहार

Seasonal change is a festival that offers specific food dishes, dancing and music and many sacred rituals. These festivals represent the folk culture of the state, from Raut Nacha to Vautha Mela, Pola to Bihu and Kullu Dashera …many more.

Challenges of Modernization:

Modernization of villages are a challenge because the people are moving towards cities in search of food, shelter, better education and good employment.
The term Urbanization suits well here and the cities are more crowded than the rural areas.

Urbanization killing the rivers, pollution increased due to extra use of plastic bags, air is getting polluted and there are many more reasons that villages are dying slowly.