Monalisa(s),little black boys and the sad tale of the”Bahu-Betis” of an Eastern state in grain market Kotkapura
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My first hand account.........
Raghbir Singh Brar
Faridkot
Email:raghbirsinghbrar@gmail.com
While the grain market Kotkpaura is considered to be one of the largest markets in the state,like,maybe all, it also has a sad tale of poverty to tell.
The herds of the small children,boys and girls,apart from the women, are seen roaming around in the market all day and night to lift some produce so that they can douse the fire of appetite burning their stomach.
The intolerable,vulgar comments by the labourers,sometimes beatings by the farmers and abusive language of the Chaudhris of the ahartis is not strange to them.
Their needs have made them strong enough to tolerate this all, as at least they have to survive.They always, in all season, give the farmers, Choudharis of th...