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No place like home! |
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Anak Lepcha is married to Linjim Lepcha, who is three years younger than her. The couple has 12 children, seven sons and five daughters, grandsons and granddaughters. They are farmers, and have led their life in a simple way in Panthong village, which is the last village in Dzongu area. The Panthong village is now connected to the city unlike 25 years ago, when there was no connectivity. In those days, villagers used to depend only on agriculture as a means of livelihood. They used to cultivate rice and corn and sourced some vegetables and fruits from the forest. The couple lives in a wooden house and likes their life in the village, unadulterated by the stress that comes of being associated. In spite of their old age, the couple has never had to be hospitalised for any serious illness. They like to eat only home cooked food and have never visited any fair or market. The duo consumes nutritious edible roots from the forest and also uses several wild herbs for medicinal purposes. The villagers use a plant called Shishnu (Urtica dioica) to bring high blood pressure back to normal. While Anak is active, she has confined herself to household work due to old age. Linjim, on the other hand, is an expert in bamboo crafts. Their youngest son is 45-years-old and eldest daughter is 75-years-old. The couple worships Mount Kanchenjunga and has a deep relation with nature. They use redrice for worshipping. In spite of having faced natural calamities like earthquakes, heavy rainfall and landslides, the couple says that there is no place like their village. |
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| Volume No. |
Honey Bee 27(1) 18, 2016 |
