India is predominantly a land of villages. A major portion of Indian population resides in villages because agriculture is the main occupation of Indian people. An Indian village reflects the real picture of India. An Indian village, in the truest sense, is still made up of huts with thatched root and kuccha mud. We still have unmetalled roads, leading to and coming from the village. Its surroundings are green because of the crops and other vegetation. The streets are usually narrow and dirty due to the open drainage system that gives out foul smell. During the rainy season, the entire village, because of poor insanitary conditions, gives out a very foul smell. Outside the village, there is also a well from which villagers draw water for drinking. The scene at the village well in the mornings and in the evenings is worth watching. The village belles, dressed in their lovely and multi-coloured costumes with pitchers on their heads, come to take water from the well. To watch them chatting and talking while coming and going is an alluring sight. The village women are still victims of the customary veil. The open fields with lush-green crop presents a beautiful sight. The diet is very nourishing. Milk, curd and other foods are abundantly available. The villagers have sound health. They live in the bosom of nature. The cool and fresh breeze of the morning, the scenes of sunrise and sunset with the farmers going to their fields along with their cattle producing charming music are the sights, scenes and sounds that are very attractive and enchanting. But an Indian village needs improvements in many fields. After Herculean efforts on the part of the villagers and the administration, it can become an ideal dwelling place.
Vocabulary
Predominantly – mainly, Insanitary – bad, Herculean — fough
