Hands that swing cradle can also climb areca palms!
Chandralekha of Jalsoor masters art of climbing areca trees
In every step of their life, women have been time and again proving themselves that they are equally confident and efficient at par with their male counterparts. Now, it is the time of spraying chemical to areca palms. A woman from Sullia has mastered the art of climbing areca palms and spraying pesticide to the trees.
There was a time when woman used to stay within the four walls of the house. But in modern era, the women have come out of all kinds of barriers and proved themselves as efficient as their male counterparts in most of the works. So far, climbing areca palms and spraying pesticide was limited to men as it was believed that only men could do that work. But now, that assumption is changed. Chandralekha of Adkar Konadka Padavu in Jalsoor village has mastered the art of climbing the areca tree.
After her husband Sundar Gowda’s death around 16 years ago, Chandralekha has been living with daughter Nishmitha at Konadka Padavu. Believing that no one could defeat her spirit, she joined for a job at KVG Medical College. Three years ago, her sister Ratnavati and brother-in-law Ananda Gowda at Aletti Nagapattana suffered a lot due to fungal disease to areca palms. As Ananda Gowda was aged, he could not climb areca trees and he hardly get labourers to spray the pesticide. Though he has purchased areca tree climbing machine, there was no one to do that work.
Observing all these, Chandralekha understood her efficiency and started climbing the areca trees and spraying pesticide with the help of machine. Since three years, leaving aside her shyness and embarrassment, she has been climbing the areca trees and spraying the pesticide. She would spray the pesticide for 600 areca palms within two days. Her sister, brother-in-law, and their children Naveen and Thriveni help her in spraying the pesticide. Not only at her sister’s plantation, she goes to other areca plantations to spray the pesticide. Besides her job at Medical College, she does peeling of areca and other works. Her daughter Nishmitha is studying her PUC in Mangaluru.
“Areca nuts were falling from the trees due to fungal disease as the pesticide was not sprayed. I was disappointed to see that. For the last three years, I have been spraying the pesticide to areca trees. I found protecting the areca crop was important than shyness, embarrassment and fear. Now, everyone appreciates my work. I have the satisfaction of doing a special work”, said Chandralekha.
Her brother-in-law Anand Gowda said that “It is very difficult to get people to spray pesticide. Knowing this difficulty, I have purchased the areca tree climbing machine. But we were unable to spray the pesticide using that machine. Chandralekha has done that work. When she came forward to climb the trees and spray the pesticide, we all supported her”, he added.
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BJP fielded Ujjwal Nikam in polls who lied about Ajmal Kasab being served biryani in jail: Congress
Mumbai (PTI): AICC spokesperson Supriya Shrinate on Saturday alleged the BJP replaced a woman MP with someone like lawyer Ujjwal Nikam in Lok Sabha elections whose "lie" about 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab being served biryani in jail had been exposed in the past.
The BJP picked former special public prosecutor Nikam from the Mumbi North Central constituency by dropping sitting MP Poonam Mahajan.
Addressing a press conference, Shrinate said the people will teach the BJP a lesson by electing Congress candidate Varsha Gaikwad from the Mumbai North Central seat.
"Nikam's falsehood on Ajmal Kasab being served Biryani in jail was exposed a few years ago and he too had accepted his lie," she claimed.
Expressing confidence that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will win all six seats in Mumbai, Shrinate claimed the BJP has to import candidates from outside to contest elections.
She alleged Union minister Piyush Goyal, who is BJP's nominee from Mumbai North constituency, cannot tolerate the smell of fishermen who are the original inhabitants of Mumbai.
"As the political atmosphere in the country is turning against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP, they are spreading falsehood about the Congress by attributing motives to the party if it is elected to power. Since the BJP hasn't done any good work in the last ten years, they are speaking only about Congress and Rahul Gandhi," she alleged.
Meanwhile, Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde condemned Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar's purported remarks on 26/11 martyrs and Mumbai Police.
Wadettiwar, the leader of the opposition in the Maharashtra legislative assembly, purportedly called Ujjwal Nikam an "anti-national" and accused him of hiding the information that then Maharashtra ATS chief Hemant Karkare wasn't killed by Kasab's bullet during the 26/11 terror attack, but fell to a bullet of a policeman who was affiliated to RSS.
Wadettiwar's allegations were based on the book "Who Killed Karkare" written by retired police officer SM Mushriff.
"Wadettiwar should be detained by NIA and investigated to find out why is defending terrorist Ajmal Kasab (who was hanged after trial). The Congress party promotes terrorism," the Shiv Sena said in a statement.
Shiv Sena secretary and spokesperson Kiran Pawaskar accused Wadettiwar of making disrespectful remarks about the valiant policemen who sacrificed their lives during the 26/11 terrorist attack.
"Wadettiwar's remarks emphasise the track record of the Congress which promotes terrorism rather than its prevention. The Congress is not a party that prevents terrorism but it promotes terrorism," he alleged.
Pawaskar also questioned the "silence" of Uddhav Thackeray and alleged the Shiv Sena (UBT) leader was reluctant to speak about Wasettiwar for fear of upsetting certain communities.
He demanded Wadettiwar apologise in public to the kin of the martyrs of the 26/11 attack and the police force for his derogatory remarks.
He reiterated the Bharatiya Janata Party's endorsement of Nikam's candidature, citing his "unwavering dedication to justice, especially in cases of Dalit oppression such as the Khairlanji massacre".
Pawaskar said Congress' criticism of Nikam was baseless and an affront to the exemplary reputation of the Mumbai Police.
Meanwhile, the BJP Yuva Morcha in Mumbai staged a protest against "pro-Pakistan" Congress for calling Ujjwal Nikam an anti-national.
