Sweating it out !!!

This was shot in my village sometime in May last year. My uncle (mom's brother) and my cousin (uncle's son) are seen here working in their banana fields. After the Banana plant bears the banana fruit for 2 seasons the quality of crop diminishes. So inorder to prepare the fields for the growth of a different crop, the old plants are uprooted , piled and set fire ,burning it moderately so tat this can be used as manure at a later stage. Simultaneously the field is ploughed to make the soil loose and ready for sowing. The traditional method of using the plough and oxen are now being replaced by the tractors which saves a lot of time and energy. Village life in its pristine glory, Bangalore traffic makes me yearn for it.