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1. BasicStatisticsaboutthedistrict
AshoknagarislocatedonthenortherneasternpartofMalwaPlatuebetweenSindhandtheBetwa.
MathematicallytheDistrictissituatedbetweenthelatitude24.34Nandlongitude77.43E.Theeastern
andwesternboundariesoftheDistrictarewelldefinedbytherivers.TheBetwaflowsalongtheeastern
boundaryseparatingfromSagarDistrict,andLalitpurandJhansiDistrictofUttarPradesh.TheSindhis
themainriverflowingalongthewesternboundary.Chanderiisfamousforitsexquisiteanddelicate
muslinindustryisapartofthedistrict
AshoknagarDistrictisdividedintofourBlocksandhaspopulationof688940spreadoverareaof
4673.94sq.Km.

2. Whatdidwedodailybasisoractivitybasisrecordingofmajoractivities
InteractionwiththeCollectorsOffice:Intheinitialpartofourvisit,weinteractedwiththecollectors
office.Wediscussedourobjectivesregardingthevisitwiththemandtheyaccordinglyframedaroute
forus.Wealsotriedtoknowthediversityofthecollectorsworksandgetasneakpickintothespread
ofthedistrict.Later,asperthegeographicaldivisionofthedistrict,wewenttoseethreetehsilsand
interactwiththepeopleworkingatthegrassrootlevel.
Esagarh:EsagarhisoneofthedistrictsinAshoknagar.Theytehsilhasaveryprofoundtrustcalledthe
Anandpurtrust,anNGOwhichhasopeneditsownschoolandhospital.
Chanderi:KnownthroughouttheIndiafortheproductionofsilksarees,Chanderiformsadistincttourist
attraction.RajgarhdamontheBetwariver,availableinthevicinitymakesitsfertilelandevenmore
productive.
Mungaoli:Mungaoliisanothertehsilinthetribalbelt.Interactingwiththepeoplewiththedifferent
strataofthesociety,wecouldfeelthepainandstrugglethatmajorityoftheresidentsexperiencewith
respecttonecessaryfacilitiesandamenities.

Besidesthesethreetehsils,wealsogottoseethevariousprojectsdoneinparticipationbythelocal
residents.Thevariousdevelopmentalworkswereportrayingamixedpictureoftherurallifethe
availabilityofthegoodwillandlackofproblemidentificationandsolutiondevelopment.

3. Noteworthyincidents(greatfeatofalocalvisionary,developmentalwonderorhumblingexperience)
A. ForceHandPump:Theforcehandpumpwasawateralleviationsystembasedontheeffortputby
playingchildren.Thoughreallyinexpensivemechanism,thishasprovedtobeefficientinmakingthe
waterreachthewatertanksoftheschoolsandgovt.buildings.Implementedinoneoftheschoolsin
Chanderionanexperimentalbasis,theresultshaveprovenitsworthinIndianscenario.
B. SATCH(ShriAnandpurTrustCharitableHospital):Thehospitalwasgovernedandmanagedby
devoteesofthespiritualcommunityestablishedthere.Intheserviceofhumanity,thiscommunity
hasdoneremarkablejobandprovestobeamodelforothergovernmentalinitiativesinruralparts
ofthecountry.

4. Majorlearning(s)fromtheentireexperience
A. TheParasiticattitudeofthedependents:Thedependentsonthegovernmentpoliciesareexpecting
moreresurrectionandhence,itfeelsmoreliketheywillloosetheattitudeofselfhelp.Themore
governmenttriestoimprovetheirplightbyofferingthemvariousbenefits,theeffortisconsumed
andnotharnessedtointendedpurposeofthegovernment.
B. Smallthings,smallhappiness:Thepeopleinthetownhavealimitedvisionandhencealimited
ambition.Theycanrarelyseethebenefits/returnsoflongtermschemeslikeeducationorinsurance
toimplementit.Tocreateawareness,itismoreimportantforustobroadentheirvision.

5. Reflectionsontheentiretriphowdoesitchangeyouroutlooktowardsruralareas,people,govt,life
Rurallifeisaninseparablepartofourcountryandultimately,ofus.Hence,whenencounteredthe
variouswaysoflifeinvillages,wecouldunderstandthedifferencebetweenwasting100Rs.inadayand
spendingonly100Rs.perday.Also,ithighlightedthescopeforimprovementthewholesystemof
governancehasinthiscountry.Wenotonlyfeltnearnesstothepeoplestayingfarbehindtechnology
butwewereamazedbythewaytheseseeminglyilliteratepeoplehadadoptedtotheharshnatural
habitatsthroughdoingoutoftheboxengineeringormanagement.