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This story is from November 11, 2006
At home among the ruins
Far from the madding crowd. That's where most of us would like to be but, can't make that leap, well for obvious reasons.
There're no supermarkets and worse still no mobile service! But that did not deter Shama Pawar, niece of Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar, from making this idyllic and picturesque place called Hampi her home.
Twelve years ago, on a visit to Hampi, Shama immediately took to it and decided to stay back.
The only way to get there is by taking a short hike, boat ride and an uphill walk. But what really befuddles the mind is why would a citybred woman leave all the trappings of the city and embrace a life where one would have to endure 20 days without electricity?
Not to mention crossing the river just to make a telephone call? "Nature here is monumental. Hampi has a lot to offer to creative people. It can affect people deeply and it's a fantastic example of the remains of past glory.
I know people for whom coming here has become a ritual they can't do without,"explains Shama.
However, it's not all that romantic. For, staying in the rocky wilderness can have its downside. For instance, her young son treks 17 km every day to get to school after crossing the Tungabhadra in a coracle.
"I don't think education can happen only in fancy schools,"she avers. As for Shama, she has the Kishkinda Trust, which has been rehabilitating the Anegundi village situated on the north bank of the Tungabhadra.
Anegundi is widely acknowledged as the cradle of the historic Krishnadevaraya dynasty of the munificent Vijaynagar empire.
Palaces have been excavated and restored and the trust uses them meaningfully. To cope with increasing tourist traffic, traditional houses are being restored and converted to guest rooms with the locals maintaining and managing them.
But, does being a Pawar have some fringe benefits? "My uncle Sharad Pawar is like a father to me. He's visited me once here.
However, all that I have here has been by my own efforts. If I wanted to use my connections, why would I come to a small village?"she queries. For tourists and locals, including Shama, Hampi is about striking that balance, between conservation and integration. There's still a lifetime to go for that.
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