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When I found out the reason, I came to know that he had a pair of bullocks like Hira Moti of Munshi Premchand’s story, but one bullock died of illness. Now when I had to go to Mandawar for some work with a tonga, Suresh himself put the yoke of a bull on his shoulder. One person of the family sat on the tonga holding the rope of the bull in his hand. On one side the bull, on the other side the yoke on Suresh’s shoulder was attracting everyone’s attention. The pictures of this incident where going viral on social media. On the other hand, seeing this animal love of Suresh, everyone is praising him for his decision. You also see these pictures.
It was not a hobby, but a compulsion. Where luxury cars are plying on the road on one side, bullocks on one side and humans on the other side are seen attached to the tonga, then it hurts the mind somewhere. On Tuesday, a similar tonga was seen between Mandavar-Chandak, in which a young man was holding a yoke on one side and was moving barefoot along with the bull.
When asked about his compulsion to hold the yoke, he told that a bull died due to illness, so if he has to go somewhere, he himself puts a yoke on his shoulder. He told his name as Suresh and said that he was living in Chhindok village of Thana Nangal area.
Belongs to a nomadic family, so even today bullock carts and tongas are used to go separately. He said that the economic condition is not good, so he has not been able to buy another bull yet. A bull cannot pull the cart, so the cart has to be pulled along with it.
Suresh makes and sells agricultural machinery for farmers
Although Suresh refused to reveal much about himself, he did say that his livelihood is to make and repair agricultural machinery for the farmers of the area. Their home is their bullock cart. Where there is livelihood, the buggy stops there. Suresh’s family is also among these families. Poverty is their destiny, but Suresh was hit in such a way that a bull died due to illness. Due to financial constraints, could not buy another bull. Now if you see their daily activities, then you will get an idea of how much bullocks are important in their life.
