Monday Again
Mondays seem to be coming around faster and faster! Today we went out with Mani for the final parts of our cultural exposure program and seeing more local economic activities. Main had carefully planned the day, and she was very disappointed when some rare heavy rainfall interfered with her hard work! I joked that at least the farmers would be happy, but Mani pouted and said that it wasn't even a good time for rain right now - rain is good when it comes and fills the water tanks, but now this much rain might just spoil any crops that have been growing. It really made me think about what a difficult and precarious life rural people here have to live. Mani made a few more phone calls, and with her excellent planning skills she was soon able to reorganise the day. First of all, we met with Radha in Somandepalli, and went to a factory where incense sticks are packaged for distribution. The packing is all done by hand by local women, just working on the floor of an otherwise empty