Day 3733: Maharashtra and Thailand.

 

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Maharashtra: India village goes offline daily to help people talk

Vadgaon village found that children had become dependent on TV and mobile internet

A village in India's Maharashtra state has declared "independence" from two modern-day addictions - television and mobile internet. At least, for a couple of hours every day. A siren goes off at 7pm every evening in Vadgaon village in Sangli district, an indication to all residents to switch off their TV sets and mobile phones.

The two instruments of "addiction" can be switched on when the village council sounds the siren again at 8.30pm. "We decided at the village meeting on 14 August - the eve of India's Independence Day - that we needed to stop this addiction," Vijay Mohite, president of the village council, told BBC Hindi. "From the next day, all television sets and mobiles were shut down when the siren went off." 

Many in the village were reluctant to agree to a digital detox every evening

"We decided at the village meeting on 14 August - the eve of India's Independence Day - that we needed to stop this addiction," Vijay Mohite, president of the village council, told BBC Hindi. "From the next day, all television sets and mobiles were shut down when the siren went off." Vadgaon has a population of about 3,000 people, made up largely of farmers and sugar mill workers. Mr Mohite said children had become dependent on TV and mobile phones for online classes during the Covid-19 pandemic. As educational institutions reopened this year, children returned to regular classes in schools and colleges.

"Since this new norm began, it is far easier for my husband to return home from work and help them study and I can peacefully do my work in the kitchen," she added.  "[Now], the decision has finally been implemented fully across the village," Mr Mohite says. But, does briefly switching off your TV and phone help? It can, says Dr Manoj Kumar Sharma, professor of clinical psychology at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences.

One of the blogs I follow is Jose Naranja. He doesn't post often, but he is worth the wait.

A meticulous artist that travels and shares his sights and journal art. Today he is showing Thailand, and I am including just his first photo to tempt you to go see today's blog, here. I was in Thailand for three days in 1990 (32 years ago???) with my Dad. We did the touristy things, temples, the floating market, tut-tuts, as we were only in Bangkok and the real beauty (I've heard) is outside the city.

 

 

 

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