Book Review [37] : Everybody loves a good drought

P. Sainath has rightly said few months back that "There are two kinds of Journalists, one kind is Journalist and the other is stenographer". 'Everybody loves a good drought' is a magnum opus by P. Sainath. This book documents his reports of his travels to the poorest and 'uncivilized' regions of India, viz Kalahandi, Surguja, Palamau, Malkangiri, Jhabua, Ramanathapuram etc. Malgangiri is a micro cosmos of tribal India, here lives more than few dozens tribes of India. It also has a distinction of being one of the poorest and illiterate districts of the country. To get two diets a day becomes a question of life and death here then how come people can think of hygiene and education. Poors and tribals have paid a great prize to protect and develop India, Central India hosts a lot of dams and power plants still the land is devoid of irrigation and villages of electricity. The electricity we use, the dress we wear and the schools we attend is actually the subsidy given by these poor people to us. What have we done to live a life of such an opulence and what are the things these poor people have done to live a life of such an extreme? May be we are more concerned about our buildings, cars, houses and cooks, if these people get education and wealth then we will lose our labourers, drivers, cooks and cleaners. Its a shame.
A must read books for any Indian, freedom comes with a responsibility to know, learn and fix the problems. 
Highly recommended (9/10).