PANDURANGAPURAM TURNS SIXTY TODAY I feel proud to say that we hail from Kollipara village which sown seeds for a model village "Pandurangapuram" in Nandyal area, Kurnool dist. Hard working farmers, migrated by selling their rich lands in krishna delta and proved that one can do wonders with self discipline, collective action and determination. If I am not wrong, the land rates in Kollipara in 60s itself are around Rs 15000/acre and by selling 1 acre they could buy about 15 to 20 acres in Nandyal area and rep licated kollipara value systems and the flair for best cultivation practices. Though kollipara is very old village, it is known for good master plan with wide and straight roads, clean environment and lush green fields .  In our lifetime , we had not come across any major disputes, law and order problems in kollipara and politics begin and end once election process is over. Kollipara boasts for its best socio economic agrarian systems. Repeating koll

THE TRADITIONAL VILLAGE CULTURE IS FAST DISAPPEARING  I am camping in our native village for 3 days to participate in my 4th puskarams. This is the most hyped and participated puskaram but coming to traditions it is the least practised. Indian villages evolved with farming community and support communities coexist with communal harmony and sustain the complete agrarian system. Purohit, trader, Dobi, barber, cobbler, tailor, Toddy tapper etc used to play supportive role effectively keeping farming community as center of activity. Farmers used to pay most of them in kind (farm produce) and celebrate festivals with offerings to them. Now the situation at least in coastal AP is completely different. Dobi charging around Rs.200/per head/month, so Dobi is being replaced by  washing machines, similarly cobbler, Barber etc. Enterprising people among farming community got into trade  replacing traditional vysyas. This impact is clearly seen during puskarams. No traditional supp

ROLE OF FARMERS IN DEFENCE FOOD PROCUREMENT Indian Defence: India is always proud of its armed forces and right from the independence they are doing commendable job to safeguard the country from external forces. Be it with Pakistan or China our armed forces proved their exemplary skills in dealing with any situation and when it comes to helping neighbours like Bangladesh, Srilanka we played the role of big brother/mentor. Let all of salute our armed forces for performing the task of saving the nation at the cost of their lives. When it comes to the international relations and peace accords,   we are conducting ourselves in a dignified manner and maintaining perfect balance. Defence expenditure is one of the major budget items and despite huge pressure on finances, India is never compromising on defence budget allocations and always priority is given for allocation as well as releases. Off late the capital expenditure in defence is coming down and certainly it’s a ma