Tuesday 26 May, 2009

I WAS ANGRY WITH DR. KALAM

In the meantime I heard that Karnataka state government is organizing a organic farmers meeting in Bangalore. Apart from others Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam,former president of India participate in the meeting. I am told that Dr.Kalam is going to administer oath to farmers that they will carry organic farming. I have lost faith in organic farming. I heard about several organic farmers. In my opinion organic farming is a platform to some farmers to sell their products in exorbitant price. Several of them purchase inputs to their products from markets which need not be organic. I think that if some farmers truly believe in their oath and started to practice organic farming all of sudden they may commit suicide. I have respect for Dr.Kalam . I wanted to show the futility of organic farming . Actually I never expected a reply. My anger was that when there was no solution to my problem,either organic or inorganic, how dare these people claim that organic farming will solve farmers difficulties. Mark this, successful organic farmers always cultivates in ideal condition. But most of the farmers do not have this advantage. They have to fight with several problems. One day I searched for Dr.Kalams email address and ultimately got one. I write a letter to Kalam sir explaining my problem and asked him to do something .My request was to search for a phermone trap or identify a biological control. When I was typing massage my son asked with me what would Kalam do? I was th roughing a stone , I don't know who will read my letter. Even if Kalam sir read it I do not know whether he will do anything. But there was a chance, if and only if he took interest and asked somebody to do something , there was a remote chance of getting a solution to my problem. I said with my son that I do not expect personal reply , I will be very happy if some person somewhere took initiative to find a solution to grub problem. BUT WHAT HAPPENED IS BEYOND MY IMAGINATION .