HYDERABAD: With their precious pair of bullocks having died in an accident and the family not in a financial position to buy another pair, two brothers ploughed their field taking upon themselves the burden.
Narendar Babu has a BSc degree and also a BEd degree and worked as a teacher for a few years.
His younger brother Srinivas, with a Masters in Social Work (MSW) degree, worked as a computer operator in an educational institution in Hyderabad.
The brothers belonging to Domeda village in Mangapet mandal in Mulugu district found the going tough, especially due to the Covid situation as they hardly had work.
“We found it difficult to even make both ends meet,” Narendar Babu told TOI. He left his job as a mathematics teacher four years ago and settled in his village because the pay was not good enough for him to meet the needs of his family.
“But the last two years have been tough due to Covid. My brother and I have worked as coolies to get whatever amount we could under the MNREGA programme,” Narendar said.
His younger brother Srinivas got back to the village as the institution he was working for got closed due to the Covid situation and he could not find work.
Tragedy befell the family as the two bullocks they owned died and their father Sammaih could not afford to buy another pair.
Hiring a tractor was also not affordable. That is when the brother decided to take the place of the bullocks and plough the field along with their father.
“It was tough. We never did it before but we had no choice,” Narendar said.
Narendar is married and has two children and said he had applied for a ration card but had not got it so far.
