Episode no.20
This interview was published on 14 May 2022 with Jagtar Singh Anjan who is a farmer. At the beginning of the interview, he said that nowadays people do not want to work and laborers are not found to work in the fields. He said that earlier people were hardworking but now the youth are not interested in working in the fields. Jagtar Singh also told about his beekeeping (apiculturel) work. He said that in earlier times people used to contribute to each other’s work but nowadays people are jealous of each other. He said that there is no shortage of work for a hardworking person in the world, but a person should not be lazy but should have desire and passion. When the journalist asked Jagtar Singh the reason for not planting paddy, he said that by doing so, he is trying to save water because it consume a lot of water for planting paddy and the water level has been decreased rapidly. He said that people should grow vegetables organically at home and not depend on the market for everything. He said that being loyal to one’s work is also devotion. When the journalist asked him the reason for the declining water level, he said that the water was not managed in a systematic way. Apart from this, the journalist also asked him about the reasons for the rapidly increasing migration. Jagtar Singh said that this is a crisis but the new government can be expected to find a solution. Finally, answering the journalist’s question, he said that we are all responsible for the low water level and he gave a message to the farmers that the farmers should motivate their children to work hard and also try to make some changes in the crops.
-kulwinder kaur