Gopal s genius
Along with Tarun Bharat Sangh ( tbs) co-workers, Gopal Singh stood by the villagers during their vigil at the Lava ka Baas johad. Credited with having designed over 4,500 water harvesting structures, this johad has also been designed by him. To express solidarity, villagers from neighbouring villages had come to the site. These villagers also utilised the opportunity to attend an informal class being conducted by Singh, who, chalk in hand, was explaining to his pupils, the secrets of johad-making on a blackboard.
For Singh, degrees mean nothing. His education has been the knowledge he has gained from village elders. His output is perhaps equivalent to all the civil engineers in India put together.
Forty year old Singh, a gajdhar or rural engineer received formal education only up to the tenth grade. A resident of Gadhbasai village, today he is working with
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