Well it was a month f harvesting where farmers wait for this day they thik that this days is the best day as the hindus regard paddy as an incarnation of goddess Laxmi.The paddy is the most awaited crops because they process it to make fine grains of rice .
Here I was for the first time in my own field where I had harvested the plants withh paddy. We first cut all the plants put the paddy in places making it a big collection so that it could dry in the sun for some time. While harvesting we may have difficulties there are so many snakes in the field so u have to be very careful about that and the places are muddy so you better watch for DHAP where half your body goes into it. The Americans called it the swamp. The swamps are very deadly sometimes they may even swallow an whole ox or human being.
After harvesting the crops its time you seperate the paddy and the plants for that you can do it either with a machine or human power we call it DHAN CHUTNEY . The number of men depend on how much you own the land the people with more land basically use more men because they alone cant handle every thing such as harvesting seperating and husking and packing in the sack.
If we seperate the plant and pddy by machine it is very easy but if manual work is done OMG if its your first time your body aches. You feel very exhausted so was I. I felt like oh hell ! when will all this finish up. I was doing my work very slow but the guy beside me he wass experienced and while I I finish up 2 mutha ( bundles of plants to make a big pack) he would have comleted four muthas. He was younger than me but he was stronger than me he would do it non stop but I would do as if I was already veery exhausted but I was pretty much excited because It was my first time doing this type of work in my own field. I had my family and a boy who had helped us . We must give him money after he had finished the work the money rate is usually Rupees 1000 for boys and 600 for womens or girls.
After finishing up with seperation it was the time of cleaning the paddies by husking I didn't know how to do this work so I completely left the work. After husking w we collect those seeds in the sack . The next day we put in the sun for more drying so that it becomes good for making rice.The more older the ric the more tastier the food and more it rises up in its quality all you have to do is protect it from insects and wild animals and rats too .
Here I was for the first time in my own field where I had harvested the plants withh paddy. We first cut all the plants put the paddy in places making it a big collection so that it could dry in the sun for some time. While harvesting we may have difficulties there are so many snakes in the field so u have to be very careful about that and the places are muddy so you better watch for DHAP where half your body goes into it. The Americans called it the swamp. The swamps are very deadly sometimes they may even swallow an whole ox or human being.
After harvesting the crops its time you seperate the paddy and the plants for that you can do it either with a machine or human power we call it DHAN CHUTNEY . The number of men depend on how much you own the land the people with more land basically use more men because they alone cant handle every thing such as harvesting seperating and husking and packing in the sack.
If we seperate the plant and pddy by machine it is very easy but if manual work is done OMG if its your first time your body aches. You feel very exhausted so was I. I felt like oh hell ! when will all this finish up. I was doing my work very slow but the guy beside me he wass experienced and while I I finish up 2 mutha ( bundles of plants to make a big pack) he would have comleted four muthas. He was younger than me but he was stronger than me he would do it non stop but I would do as if I was already veery exhausted but I was pretty much excited because It was my first time doing this type of work in my own field. I had my family and a boy who had helped us . We must give him money after he had finished the work the money rate is usually Rupees 1000 for boys and 600 for womens or girls.
After finishing up with seperation it was the time of cleaning the paddies by husking I didn't know how to do this work so I completely left the work. After husking w we collect those seeds in the sack . The next day we put in the sun for more drying so that it becomes good for making rice.The more older the ric the more tastier the food and more it rises up in its quality all you have to do is protect it from insects and wild animals and rats too .
