Farm women of Haryana

gekjs nsÓ esa dke djus okyh efgykvksa dh cM+h la[;k xzkeh.k {ks=ksa esa gS vkSj d`Ôd vÉok d`Ôd etnwjksa ds :i esa d`fÔ dk;ksZa esa yxh gaSA 1991 dh tux.kuk fjiksZV ls çpkj gqvk fd dke djus okyh efgykvksa dh dqy la[;k 28 çfrÓr d`Ôd vkSj 46 çfrÓr d`fÔd etnwj Fkh A bl çdkj ;g dke djus okyh dqy efgyk,sa 74 çfrÓr  gSa A

;|fi vfÌdrj xzkeh.k efgyk,sa foÓsÔ :i ls d`Ôd ifjokjksa dh efgyk,sa Hkwfe ij pkj ls vkB |aVs dke djrh gSa A fdUrq mudh x.kuk dkexkjksa dh lwph esa ugha dh tkrh gS A Òwfe lacaÌh dkeksa ds lkFk&lkFk iÓqvksa dh ns[kHkky vkSj lHkh |jsyw  ÌaÌs efgykvksa dh ftEesnkjh gSaA ;|fi vusd Ms;jh QkeksZa dh ns[kHkky] foÓsÔ :i ls ;fn os e/;e vFkok NksVs iSekus ij gksrs gSa A efgykvksa }kjk dh tkrh gSa] fQj Hkh ;g m|ksx iq:Ôksa ds uke ls pyk;s tkrs gSa vkSj Je ds :i esa  efgykvksa ds ;ksxnku dh x.kuk d`fÔ lacaÌh fuosÓ esa ugha dh tkrh gS A bl çdkj iq:Ôksa ds lkFk leku :i ls dke esa Hkkx ysuss ij Hkh xzkeh.k efgykvksa dh dfexkjksa vkSj ifjokj ds dekus okys lnL;ksa ds foÓsÔ vfÌdkj çkIr ugha gSa A

xzkeh.k iq:Ô Hkwfe lacaÌh d`fÔ ds vkÌqfudfdj.k vkSj [ksrh dh lqÌjh çÆkfy;ksa ds QZd [kkl d`Ôd iq:Ôksa ds dke dk cks> dkQh de gks x;k gS ckfd efgykvksa ds dke dk cks> dkQh gS A

ikSÌkSa dh jksikbZ] vukt dh vkSlbZ vkSj HkaM+kj.k tSls dke iwjh rjg efgyk,sa gh djrh gSa vkSj xzkeh.k efgykvksa ij [ksr]|j] iÓqikyu dh frgjh ftEesokjh gS A

gfj;k.kk jkT; esa fLFkfr dk vadyu djus rFkk bu rhuksa dkeksa dk ifjJe ladsr ( FkdkoV ifj.kke ) tkuus ds mn§ns'; ls iwjs gfj;k.kk jkT; dk rhu pj.kksa esa v/;;u fd;k x;k A

gfj;k.kk d`fÔ fo'ofo|ky; fglkj ds x`g foKku fo|ky; ifjokfjd lalkÌu çacaÌ foÒkx esa py jgs d`fÔ vuqlaÌku LaALds vf[ky Òkjfr; leoxZ vuqlaÌku ;kstuk (all india coordinated scheme)  esa dkejr vuqlaÌku lnL;ksa us ;g v/;;u fd;k A v/;;u rhu pj.kksa esa  fd;k x;k çLrqr ys[k nwljs pj.k ij ÁÌkfjr vfHkys[k gS A

ifj.kke o ,ao fuospu (results and disouss) rkfydk 1,2 vkSj3 esa rhuksa {k=ksa ds dk;ksZa dk ifjJe ifj.kke O;Ÿ fd;k x;k gS A rkfydkvksa ls fofHkUu dk;kZa ds ifjJe çfrÓr ds vkÌkj ij ntkZ fn;k x;k gS vkSj iafŸcaÌ fd;k x;k gS A

dke ds Fkdku dks ekius dh fofÌ %

fdlh dke dks djrs oDr fdruh Fkdku gksrh gS \ ;g ekius ds fy, rhu |Vd fy, x;s &fdlh [kkl dke dks djus esa yxus okyk le;] dke dc&dc fd;k x;k ,ao dke djuk fdruk eqf'dy gS A fy;s x;s Fkdku ekius gsrw fofÌor fo'ysÓÆkad %

Fkdku ekius ds fy, mUgha dk;ksZa dks fy;k x;k ftUgsa yxHkx 60 çfrÓr efgyk,sa dj jgh Fkha A

dfBukbZ dze %

dk;Z djuk efgyk dks fdruk eqf'dy yxrk gS bls fuEufyf[kr ik¡p dze esa ekik x;k %

cgqr vklku &1

vklku & 2

rVLFk &3

dfBu & 4

cgqr dfBu & 5

dfBukbZ dze dks mrjrs dze esa j[k dj igys nl dk;ksZa dks vkxs fo'ysÓÆ ds fy, pquk x;k A

dke djus dh ckjEckjrk dk dze %

dke djus dh ckjEckjrk dks fuEufyf[kr ik¡p dze esa ekik x;k %

nSfud & 5

,dfnu NksM+dj & 4

lkIrkfgd & 3

isnzfnu & 2

ekSleh & 1

le; dk dze %

fdlh dke dks djus esa fdruk le; yxrk gS bls efgyk ls ;kn ds vkÌkj ij ekik x;k A

mijfyf[kr rhuksa |Vdksa ls lEcfUÌr xq.kkad ekis x;s &

le; xq.kkad (x)= dk;Z djrs oDr dk le;

                 ml {ks=ds lHkh dk;ksZa esa yxus okyk dqy le;

                  ¼ |jsyw]][ksr vFkok iÓqikyu]{ks= ½

dke djus dh ckjEckfjdrk dk xq.kkad ¼y½= çfr dk;Z ckjEckjrk vad

                                           lcls T;knk fn;k tkus okyk vad (5)

dfBukbZ dk xq.kkad (z) = çfr dk;Z dfBukbZ dk dze

                       lcls T;knk fn;k tkus okyk vad

Åij fn;s x;s le;] ckjEckjrk ,ao dfBukbZ xq.kkad ls ifjJe ifj.kke fuEufyf[kr fofÌ ls fudkyk x;k %

ifjJe ifj.kke = x+y+z X100

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bl çdkj çR;sd {ks=  ¼ |j][ksr o iÓqikyu ½ ds pqus gq,s 10-10  dk;ksZ dk ifjJe ifj.kke  fudkyk x;k vkSj ns[kk x;k fd dkSu lk dke fdruk vf/kd ifjJe ekaxrk gS A

ifj.kke (result) % Åij crkbZ fofÌ ls |j] [ksr ,ao iÓqikyu ds dk;ksZa dk ifjJe ifj.kke ekius ij ik;k x;k fd |j esa lokZfÌd ifjJe ifj.kke okys fuEufyf[kr dk;Z gSa %

1.ikuh ykuk

2.doM+s Ìksuk

3.[kuk idkuk

[ksr esa lokZfÌd Fkdk nsus okys dk;Z ftudk ifjJe ifj.kke lcls vf/kd ik;k x;k gS %

1.     ikSÌksa dh jksikbZ

2.     Qly dh dVkbZ

3.     [kjirokj fudkyuk

blh çdkj iÓqikyu esa Fkdk nsus okys dk;Z gSa %

1.     iÓqvksa dk pkjk ykuk

2.     iÓqvksa dks pkjk M+kyuk rFkk

3.     iÓqvksa dk xkscj mBkuk

bl çdkj ge ns[k ldrs gSa fd xzkeh.k efgyk,sa |j ds lHkh dk;kZsa  ds lkFk&lkFk [ksr ,ao iÓqikyu ds lokZfÌd ifjJe ifj.kke okys dk;Z djrh gSa A

[ksn bl ckr dk gS fd [ksr ,ao iÓqikyu ds dk;ksZa esa xzkeh.k efgykvksa dh vge Hkwfedk ds ckotwn mUgsa d`fÔ rdfufd;ksa ls nwj j[kk x;k gS rFkk [ksrh lEcU/kh NksVs ,ao cM+s dkslZ flQZ iq:Ôksa dks gh fn;s tkrs gSa A

xzkeh.k bykdksa esa efgykvksa ds fodkl gsrw flykbZ] ikd dyk vFkok d<+kbZ bR;kfn ds dkslksZa dks gh O;oLFkk dh tkrh gS A d`fÔ lEcU/kh rdfufd;k¡ le>kus dk dksbZ dkslZ efgykvksa ds fy, ugha j[kk x;k A

milagkj ( conclusion )

|j x`gLÉh ds dk;ksZ dh ftEesnkjh iw.kZ:i ls efgykvksa dh gS rks [ksr ds dk;ksZ dh iw.kZ ftEesnkjh iq:Ôksa dh gh D;ksa ughsa gS \ ;gkWa lkQ gS fd efgykvksa ij dke dk cks> lokZfÌd gS rFkk [ksr ds lcls vf/kd ifjJe ifj.kke okys dk;Z ikSÌksa dh jksikbZ] Qly dVkbZ ,ao [kjorokj fudkyus okys dk;Z ftuesa >qd&>qd dj ,d ikSÌksa ls nwljs rd tkdj iwjk [ksr fuiVkuk gksrk gS efgykvksa ds fgLls vkrs gSa A

iÓqikyu ds dk;ksZa esa [ksr ls pkjk ykuk lokZfÌd dfBu dk;Z ik;k x;k] [ksrh gj etnwj ifjokjksa dh ,ao lhekar ofjokjksa dh efgykvksa dks yxHkx owjk oÔZ iÓqvksa ds fy, pkjk ykuk gksrk gS ftlls og [ksr esas Qly ds chp ls ,ao esM+ksa ds fdukjksa ij ls ,d&,d dj ckjckj pydj ,ao >qddj bdVBk djuk gksrk gS ftlesa muds LokLFk; ij cqjk vlj iM+rk gS A

blfy, vko';drk gS fd efgykvksa dks ubZ rdfufd;ksa ls voxr djok;k tk, fd mudk dke vklku gks rFkk vko';drkvksa dh owfrZ Hkh gks tkrh gS A

Green living mantra

Today I was sorting out my old magazines, then I stumbled the magazine Home-Science, this article was published in  this magazine  in 1991 came in front of me. I've got all my articles typed out so that I can get them in book form.

So ,I am blogging this one  here………..

Recycling has always been important to me (even before it became “trendy”! I still remember it was in 80’s that poly bags isn’t appeared in Hisar city, I got a yellow poly bag with my purchase from Kumar store in Hisar, and then each poly bag was stored with time. I stored many bags in an assortment of colours-yellow, green, blue, red, orange, white, and I made yarn out of them and crocheted a rug in 1986, very beautiful one! (Sorry I didn’t procure the photo of that oval beautiful rug). It lasts approximately 10-11 years; after imparting services for a pretty long time it withered and I burnt it to ashes (polluted the environment). Since then I stored every bag and gave away to those who came to me to learn making rug out of poly bags.

Since 4-5 years I said good-bye to poly bags in my house

Regarding my ward-robe, I have always off loaded clothes/ stuff to charity (bagful to garbage collectors, and Krishan Parnami Ashram at village Kamari, some-time woolen stuffs to the beggars in winter). Sometimes there are things I cannot give away or are too damaged, rough or worn…. these go in my rag pile… once in a year or two I get out my surger and my rotary cutter and make tri layer rags with nice surged edges… I haven’t bought tablemats/coasters/ door-mats/ bed-side-mats in over several years.

Some time, I cut out beautiful fabric pieces from the dresses, and give them to trainers at our sewing classes (who couldn’t afford new purchases for practice) in our NGO’s sewing school.

 

Method making poly bag yarn

 

Lay recycled bag flat, cut off the bottom seam and handles). Draw diagonal lines.

 

When all the polybags, has been reduced to strips fold each individual strip into small-small bundles.

Next step is conversion of strips into polybag yarn: take a bundle open it, fold the outside edges, toward the central line, (like single fold bias tape) and begin to roll them individually into balls. When you come near the end of the strip sandwich the end point of another strip and fold like the previous part of the strip as shown in the illus above and below.

By rolling it into a ball, you effectively press the poly material into place by the time you get ready to crochet with it.

You will need a size J metal hook.

Begin by making a chain for the foundation. Start your work with measuring the chains as per your desired mat/rug size (I made 14 inches, and chains to accommodate for this size). Leave a tail of yarn (big enough to be sandwiched while crocheting the 1st round of mat). The entire rug is worked in single crochet (sc).

After making chains of your desired length, turn and skip chain and make 3 sc in next st (one end of the rug started).

Round 1st --------Working with one loop only of foundation chain, make 1 sc in each st down one side; make 3 sc in other end and work 1 sc in each st back to the 1st sc.Join the round with slip stitch on 1st sc of 3 sc.

Round 2nd ---------Make 2 sc in each of the 3 end sc’s of previous round on each end 1 sc in each sc along the sides.

Rounds 3 and 4------- It’s safe to say you can make 2 sc in each end sc on each end sc on rounds 3 and 4, but after that you have to “feel” your way along for the increases. As the rug increases in size try to keep from making increases directly over those of the previous row...stagger them a bit. Proceed all the coming rounds using your excretion for perfect shape, till your desired size of the rug.

On the final round, try to make it around without any increases...more often than not this works and makes a nice finished edge.

When the rug is at the size you desire, finish off by slip stitching in the next stitch (you can do 2 of these if you like over the next 2 sts). Then use your hook to pull the tail end through some of the stitches on the back of the rug.

If you wish you can leave the rug unbaked (I used backing for my rug after several years of use I unravel the backing and my rug was as new as I made it years back but again I made backing for the worn-out/used side, that’s why it had a very… very…. longer life) , so that it is reversible. If you prefer to add a backing cut Hussein or any old cloth to the rug size plus 1cm. ( ½" ) all round. Lay the backing over the wrong side of the rug, turn in the backing edges about 2 cm. ( ¾" ) so the edges will be hidden on the right side and slip stitch the backing in place all round the edge of the rug. Backing saves the back side of your rug, so that you can use the rug as new one again after the right side’s wear and tear stage.

This makes your rug ready; you can place them where you want. Where mats are placed on linoleum the floor immediately beneath them should not be polished, otherwise they will slip when steeped on and may cause accidents. On carpeted floors, in particular, dust quickly accumulates underneath mats, and for this reason the latter should always be removed when the carpet is swept.

Don’t use poly bags, in case you have to recycle them for making other useful items.

Try to stick to the phrase “say no to poly bags" practically.

Try to help make Mother Earth a beautiful place to live in!

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My publication,WE

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My article in Woman's Era July second 2018

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Sewing and a plunge of yester years......

from diary pages Jan 9, 2012 2012

The year was 1986, i sent off my very first sewing project submission in a Hindi magazine grah shobha. Grihshobha It felt me like such a plunge. It was also my first submission of sewing project in hard copy----it has a drafting made by me along with step-by step-sewing instructions. The submission was my own idea without any inspiration except the articles/[projects in the magazine .i was a subscriber of that magazine since 1984.

I was so proud of myself to have my application to the editor along with the undertaking that article is un published-/ not under consideration for publication....all put together and maned on time to be published soon.i consider every submission to be a great personal triumph against the demons of self doubt and procrastination.

I doesn’t matter at that point if my design got accepted or not, i had won in the battle against myself......but it got published..and i got a sum of rs 100/- for my first sewing project that was a good lot at that time.

That was the time my publication business got race and till day i never looked back...its a journey of...on and on and on............

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Swachh Bharat Abhiyan ........and me........

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Clean India Mission and abbreviated as SBA or SBM for "Swachh Bharat Mission") is a national campaign by the Government of India, covering 4,041 statutory cities and towns, to clean the streets, roads and infrastructure of the country.........Wikipedia

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I am in WE

 When I guess back on your cereals and grains….what is the one grain that sticks out? If I guessed wheat or rice, then you love me and that means I am a loyal person for you. But in all seriousness, yes you people eat the same types of cereals/grains, roti/rice everyday. And this may be very neurotic but I make sure to eat rotties of different grains with at least lunch or dinner (or both!) each day….why you may ask? Well I hope this isn’t too difficult, and you will see, it gets things moving. Whenever any of my close one complain to me about their health or……any food related issues, I always say, eat roties of different grains each day. I kid you not, it works. And when one of the customers for wheat flour at our local grain shop wonders why I buy 7 sac..read the whole article here and HERE
My another post on roties is HERE

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WE

This is time again in Woman's Era. A very big thank you to Editor for a delightfully presented piece.

(Click the images for a larger view)

Just got the hard copy by post, its on my computer table

click to read

Happy day!!!