...Finally The rural hinterland.....!!!

.....The Train Chugs  in  Laboriously frm  Pune , reaching a  primitive  Wathar  RS  a  sleepy  Rly  Stn  before  Satara  Jn in Maharashtra.....detraining  point  for  Mahabaleshwar .....barren  rural  landscape nd  tiny  villages  greet  us ,amidst, an  arduous  terrain  habitated  by  rural  folks.....as ajith drove  us  frm  Wathar to  Mahabaleshwar , seldom had  I  experienced a Rd : a Collonade of  Fig  trees  kilometres stretching upto  the  Sahyadris....a remote  stretch  of  Rural  Maharashtra....the lonely cattle  herder with his goats scrape us  by  as we replace  the  Flat  tyre.......India  is  largely  a land  of  Villages......the sooner  we appreciate  this  the  better......India's progress  lies  in  its  villages.....the  sooner  we  recognize  this  the  better.....how partisan  we  r in  India's  story  of  Development.....till  date Villages  stand  exposed  &  vulnerable  in  the  absence  of development.....the  Wathar detraining a small  sleepy  primitive  Rly Stn &  subsequent Journey  brk at  a remote  place , made  me feel the depth  of  the  hinterland of  larger towns  , Cities.....We  hv  failed  in  keeping  our  Villages &  Rural India as  a priority....Colonial  past  nd  now  self  Rule  hardly  make  any  change....hence, felt  Good to  see  the  thrust  in  Today's  Union  Budget towards Rural India....its  here lies  the seeds of greatness  for  a Great  Nation.....criticised  as Wishful  &  Grandiose the Budget  to  me  at least  tries  to  prioritise  India's  Long  Lost  Priority.....!!!!