Hadoti

Loss of crop drives another farmer to end life

Edit The Times of India 14 Mar 2016

JAIPUR. With barely a month left to harvest their crops, the farmers were waiting in anticipation for the yield this year to help them recover the previous year's debts. But suddenly last Monday, the weather turned nasty with rain and hail and the entire crop of coriander in the Hadoti region was razed to ground ... "That day Kuldeep went to the farm to see the damage to the crop after the hailstorm, and got disturbed ... ....

In an antique land

Edit Indian Express 07 Feb 2016

The sky is just beginning to brighten as the nayika walks home after a night-long tryst with her lover. Her eyes are lowered and she has drawn her odhni over her head. It’s a scene from a late 18th century miniature painting from Jodhpur ... To some, Weihe might seem optimistic ... It was not always so ... The unique styles of the Rajput schools of painting — Mewar, Marwar, Hadoti and Dhundar — developed in the last decades of the 16th century ... ....

Tiwari shows might in his war against power brokers

Edit The Times of India 25 Dec 2015

JAIPUR ... "There are people here from Braj, Matsya, Shekhawati, Marwar, Mewar, Hadoti, Vagad regions of the state ... ....

Rajasthan to get country's largest warehouse soon

Edit The Times of India 18 Dec 2015

Jaipur ... Among the upcoming warehouses of a total 5.17 lakh MT across the state, Bundi in Hadoti region with a capacity of 1.61 lakh MT is said to be the largest warehouse in the country with modern technology ... The one being built at Bundi is according to our estimate, the largest in the country and would cater to the needs of the entire Hadoti region." ... At the moment there are 10 sites where warehouses are coming up ... ....

'Dark Diwali' for debt-ridden farmers of Hadoti region

Edit The Times of India 10 Nov 2015

Diwali, which is a ceremony of rejoicing, reflection and an opportunity to reach out to the less fortunate, is a festival of gloom for the Hadoti farmers ... "The moot question is will the farmers take loans to celebrate Diwali," said Dasrath Kumar, farmer from Kesoraipatan (Bundi), general secretary, Hadoti Kissan Union (HKU)....

Falling paddy prices a major concern for Hadoti farmers

Edit The Times of India 30 Oct 2015

KOTA. More trouble seems to be in store for Hadoti farmers ... Ram Gopal Meena, ex-sarpanch and secretary, Hadoti Kissan Union (HKU), said, "We had increased the land under paddy cultivation ... Dasrath Kumar, a farmer from Kesoraipatan (Bundi) and general secretary, Hadoti Kissan Union, said, "The area under cultivation was increased in Hadoti from 48,000 hectares to 60,000 hectares ... ....

Hadauti farmers lack money to buy seeds

Edit The Times of India 21 Oct 2015

KOTA. Sowing season begins mid-October and lasts till November in Hadauti belt. This is a period of hope and financial revival for farmers ... Their pleas for improved quality of seeds, pesticides, water for irrigation and power have fallen on deaf ears," said Dasrath Kumar, a farmer from Kesoraipatan (Bundi) who's also the general secretary, Hadoti Kissan Union (HKU). "The dilemma before the farmer is that there is no money for seeds ... ....

District admin clueless on death, no case filed

Edit The Times of India 18 Oct 2015

KOTA. Lost hope and despair claimed another farmer's life in Kheri village of Baran district. However, the district administration is clueless as the case was not registered with any police station. "The administration has no news about this case as this report was not registered at the police station," said Lalit Kumar Gupta, collector, Baran ... Dasrath Kumar, general secretary of Hadoti Kisan Union (HKU) said, "The farmers have no hope ... ....

Suman Sharma is chief of Rajasthan women's commission

Edit The Times of India 18 Oct 2015

JAIPUR. Chief minister Vasundhara Raje on Saturday appointed her long-time loyalist Suman Sharma as chairperson of the Rajasthan State Commission for Women. Raje cleared two more political appointments -Pilani MLA Sunder Lal Kaka as chairman of Rajasthan State Commission for Scheduled Castes and ex MP Gopal Pan cherwal as chairman of Rajasthan State Safai Karmchari Aayog ... He belongs to Hadoti, which is Raje's turf ... ....

Farmer with Rs 7 lakh loan on head, commits suicide in Kota

Edit The Times of India 10 Oct 2015

KOTA. A 45-year-old farmer from Hadoti region, who had a loan of some lakhs of rupees on his head, committed suicide on Wednesday. The farmer, Deendayal, was a resident of Sambalpur village in Baran district and was found hanging from the fan at his home by family members ... His only hope was a good harvest of urad dal and soya bean, which he had sown in his 10 bigha land ... "He was depressed but to what extent I wish I knew then ... ....

Desert notes: An ode to dying art of playing 'algoza'

Edit The Times of India 23 Sep 2015

KOTA ... Tejaji (1074-1104) is considered to be one of the 11 incarnations of Lord Shiva. His legends as a young man, striving for respect and recognition, had taken form of folk songs, which were once immensely popular in Hadoti ... However, the players of algoza are now limited to a few dozen and with the art not being passed on to the younger generation, the Hadoti region is unlikely to have a single algoza player in the next few years ... ....

Apathy killing Bundi treasure troves

Edit The Times of India 29 Apr 2015

BUNDI. Can the Swachh Bharat campaign save the stepwells of Bundi? The 'City of Stepwells' as it is known, Bundi in Hadoti region might be history soon. Now orphaned, monuments of historical importance were once sanctuaries for bathing, praying and meditation that showcased traditional ways of water conservation ... These stepwells are now being used to dump garbage ... But that's not all ... "The baodis' here are over 300 years old ... ....

Stepwells in Bundi lie in neglect, face extinction

Edit The Times of India 24 Apr 2015