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Man
Bhadur Udhas
VSBK Brick Moulder |
One can earn a living in the city
in a comfortable manner. That is even if one does not
have any skill. What is needed though is just enough
hard work. If that too comes in, one can raise a family,
too. This could be the story of Man Bahadur Udhas, a
brick molder at Imadol-based Satyanaryan Brick Kiln
(SBK)
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“I worked at a beaten rice
mill in the village. But I did not get much as
my wages. Still I was happy for earning Rs.1000
a month,” says Man Bahadur Udhas. Destiny
had later landed him at the SBK in Imadol. The
SBK is the first modern brick facility in Lalitpur.
He says work and life in the
village was simple. “The employer was not
as exact with work as here. That is the difference
between village and city,” Udhas says. He
said this by way of appreciating village people
and their work culture. He, however, does not
want to go back to his village anyway.
.As he further said, working in the village does
not pay off much. This explains why the youth
still see towns as possible center of
opportunity. This was true in his case as well
since he had fled one day with stars in his eyes.
The desire to flee home and look for work in cities
is common among the youth.
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His current income at the rate of Rs. 300 per thousands
bricks molded sounds a million to him. He compares this
with insignificant Rs. 1000 a month, he once earned at
the village oil mill and smiles. His and his wife Menuka’s
total income now add up to Rs.12,000 a month.
Man Bahadur Udhas is a doubly happy
man now. He does not have to put in hard labor the way
he did at the village oil mill or at the brick kiln
earlier on. Since the work is now partly mechanized,
the hard work is ruled out.
“That thing is a very good item,”Udhas
says pointing at the pug mill in the premises of the
kiln. He said this by way of appreciating the performance
of the machine in smoothing the mud used to mold green
bricks baked later in the kiln.
“The job of brick molding is easier now. I now
work from only 4 to 5 hours,” he says. He resents
time when he worked over 12 hours to eke out a livelihood.
He repeatedly reminds about the horror of working on
mud when pug mill was not yet introduced, having barelyany
time to spend with his family.
“Gone are the days when
we had to work in candle light at wee hours to ensure
that there are enough green bricks to bake on the morrow.
Now we can meet the demand at short notice,” Man
Bahadur Udhas says. He said pointing out at the pug
mill which was winding away merrily nearby while he
smiled once again.
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