Dhokda is a rare village where dairy products are not sold. Instead, they are given free to those who do not rear cows and buffaloes
Most villagers in Dhokda, which has a population of 5,000, rear cattle. Any extra milk is made into curd for buttermilk, which is distributed free to residents as well as people from neighbouring villages. Some 90 families get their fill of buttermilk, a must-have drink with lunch and dinner in the arid area, from Dhokda.
Interestingly, it is not charity but superstition that is behind benevolence. "Pir Saiyadna had settled in the village some 500 years ago and had told people not to sell milk to ensure peace and happiness in the village. Pir's dargah is revered; so is his word," said sarpanch Ajit Jadeja.
Raghuveer Jadeja, former sarpach and panchayat member, said: "A few years ago, the son-in-law of a villager started selling milk against residents' wishes. He died within a few months. That was more than enough to cement the belief."
People battling rising milk bills will surely envy Damodar Joshi, a priest-cum-farmer who gets three litres of milk and four litres of buttermilk for free every day from villagers. Calculating the cost as per market rates, Joshi gets Rs 7,500 worth of milk free per month. "We are four in the family, including two children. Despite the fact that we do not rear cows, we are provided all the milk by villagers," says Joshi.
AHMEDABAD: Nestled in Kutch district of Gujarat, renowned for its white revolution, Dhokda is a rare village where dairy products are not sold. Instead, they are given free to those who do not rear cows and buffaloes.
Most villagers in Dhokda, which has a population of 5,000, rear cattle. Any extra milk is made into curd for buttermilk, which is distributed free to residents as well as people from neighbouring villages. Some 90 families get their fill of buttermilk, a must-have drink with lunch and dinner in the arid area, from Dhokda.
Interestingly, it is not charity but superstition that is behind benevolence. "Pir Saiyadna had settled in the village some 500 years ago and had told people not to sell milk to ensure peace and happiness in the village. Pir's dargah is revered; so is his word," said sarpanch Ajit Jadeja.
Raghuveer Jadeja, former sarpach and panchayat member, said: "A few years ago, the son-in-law of a villager started selling milk against residents' wishes. He died within a few months. That was more than enough to cement the belief."
People battling rising milk bills will surely envy Damodar Joshi, a priest-cum-farmer who gets three litres of milk and four litres of buttermilk for free every day from villagers. Calculating the cost as per market rates, Joshi gets Rs 7,500 worth of milk free per month. "We are four in the family, including two children. Despite the fact that we do not rear cows, we are provided all the milk by villagers," says Joshi.
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