tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12398229.post112641568158219937..comments2024-03-03T16:02:49.653+05:30Comments on runawaysun: Redefining the ruralBiswajithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04137874016611139677noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12398229.post-1126520012963338132005-09-12T15:43:00.000+05:302005-09-12T15:43:00.000+05:30Beg to differ. I agree that some of the towns and ...Beg to differ. I agree that some of the towns and big size villages in some of the states (south, west and punjab etc) have grown fast and have access to these... but a majority are stiill living in the same conditions. Just one travel around BIMARU... you'll find the situation.Govarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06250529667599305269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12398229.post-1126494578532127182005-09-12T08:39:00.000+05:302005-09-12T08:39:00.000+05:30What you write is correct, but i dont think this i...What you write is correct, but i dont think this is happening in a majority of the villages. There are large areas where its the same situation as existed two decades ago. <BR/><BR/>And frankly material wealth is very fluid. A lot of the tractors etc are bought with loans from the govt. which are political gimmicks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12398229.post-1126494120610978442005-09-12T08:32:00.000+05:302005-09-12T08:32:00.000+05:30actually the tractors and electricity are just one...actually the tractors and electricity are just one side of the story - a small portion - and rich prosperoius pockets have always existed in rural India... "No longer are people poor there" - no way!<BR/><BR/>branding and marketing have already made their mark in rural India through ecomony packs and sachets. most fmcgs are sold as sachets even in the more prosperous areas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com