This collection brings together reader responses from Karshakasree, where memories, new knowledge, postponement, agriculture department concerns, and Kerala budget questions all meet in one place.
Contributors: K.V. Kanaran, Kottakkal, Manjeri, Kottayam; Anto George Ilanjickal; Sarathchandran Pazhankoottu, Cherthala, Alappuzha; and D. Sudhinanandakumar, Anchal, Chathannoor.
K.V. Kanaran
Kottakkal, Manjeri, Kottayam.
Anto George Ilanjickal
Shared reflections on the frameworks of postponement.
Sarathchandran Pazhankoottu
Cherthala, Alappuzha.
D. Sudhinanandakumar
Anchal, Chathannoor.
When I read the article ‘Flawless Beauty’ in the Eastern edition, I was reminiscing about past experiences related to this work. My 95-year-old memory of it not being made into a movie is also beautiful to me.
I also felt inspired to do the work. I was convinced that the beauty was solidified by securing the support of Dr. K.C. Panicker, A.T. Thomas, and the speaker Kadalikkad Devasya.
60 years ago, when I first bought a seal for this work on May 4th, a part of it was changed to have beauty. It was not to be realized in Thiruvananthapuram; oh, beauty, there are many successors.
There is disgust on seeing beauty in the certificate. Before the law of the story, there are now helpful facilities for those who are interested to study the beauty, for those with research interests, and to support those with investment interests. Karshakasree makes it clear. Thank you.
– K.V. Kanaran, Kottakkal, Manjeri, Kottayam.
Last edition. Very important. It was a thought of complete hesitation. It brought back many unforgettable memories of all human groups, from children to the forest-dwellers.
After all, one does see the household shaken by the compassion felt for living beings. Wonderful. We also hope that common people and poets will finish writing about the facts they face.
– Anto George Ilanjickal
Regarding the agriculture department, in this matter too, we had laid the groundwork beforehand and had completed it together. Our footprints were also laid.
We are the farmers who deal with our fat and the fat obtained from animals, and who cultivate grass.
Many of these were new pieces of knowledge.
When these new paths were spoken of in agriculture, all hopes were left in vain. It was in a dream where it was said in a single glance that one would stand guard even for the tree whose life had fled upon seeing the sun’s rays at dawn.
New knowledge will be sought without a goal. Karshakasree should not have been cancelled.
– Sarathchandran Pazhankoottu, Cherthala, Alappuzha
I read the article ‘World Bank to Save Agriculture’. The declaration ‘We must have the capacity to overcome Kerala’s climate changes’ is the biggest joke in this year’s Kerala budget.
This project, with an additional sum of 2,365 crore rupees from the World Bank, is for 5 years. But, in the 2024-25 budget, only 100 crore rupees have been allocated as its share.
If it goes on like this, it will take more than 23 years to complete the 5-year project! And yet, the government claims its priority is its affinity for the agricultural sector!
– D. Sudhinanandakumar, Anchal, Chathannoor
What is the main concern raised about the World Bank agriculture project in Kerala?
The main concern is that the project is described as a 5-year plan with an additional sum of 2,365 crore rupees from the World Bank, but the 2024-25 budget allocated only 100 crore rupees as its share. The reader argues that, at this pace, completion could take more than 23 years.
Why does the article mention Kerala’s climate changes?
The climate change reference appears in the response to the article ‘World Bank to Save Agriculture’. The reader specifically criticizes the declaration that Kerala must have the capacity to overcome climate changes, calling it the biggest joke in this year’s Kerala budget because the allocation does not seem to match the scale of the promise.
Who commented on new paths and new knowledge in agriculture?
Sarathchandran Pazhankoottu from Cherthala, Alappuzha, wrote about new paths and new knowledge. The response mentions groundwork connected with the agriculture department, farmers dealing with fat obtained from animals, grass cultivation, and the feeling that many of these were new pieces of knowledge.
What memories are connected with the article ‘Flawless Beauty’?
K.V. Kanaran wrote that reading ‘Flawless Beauty’ in the Eastern edition brought back past experiences related to the work. The response also mentions a 95-year-old memory, the support of Dr. K.C. Panicker, A.T. Thomas, and Kadalikkad Devasya, and a seal first bought 60 years ago on May 4th.
Why are reader letters important for farming magazines like Karshakasree?
Reader letters bring lived experience into public agricultural discussion. In this article, contributors speak about memory, research interest, investment interest, agriculture department groundwork, animal-based farming knowledge, climate resilience, and budget accountability. These voices help connect policy, farming practice, and public trust.
What does the phrase ‘Karshakasree should not have been cancelled’ suggest?
The phrase suggests disappointment and concern from a reader who values the magazine’s role in sharing agricultural knowledge. In the context of new paths and new knowledge, the writer appears to argue that farmers still need such platforms to understand changing agricultural practices and public decisions.
