01-06-2025
Hasirotsav celebrates natural living and traditional crafts
Davanagere: Children were thrilled to see the live manufacturing of pots, glasses, and bowls made of soil. Elders were amazed to taste biscuits made without maida flour, and senior citizens relished sugarless cupcakes.
Women were enthusiastic about consuming eateries without frying in refined oil and cosmetics made from natural ingredients.
Yes, such happenings were seen at Hasirotsav, organised by the Aikanthika community at Srinivas Nagara Halli on the outskirts of Davanagere on Sunday. Organisers Raghav, Abhishek, Santosh Koragi, Rangarajan, Sandeep and others told TOI that the event aimed to highlight natural lifestyles with awareness of indigenous seeds, packaged foods, chemical preservatives, cosmetics free from chemicals, poison-free utensils, etc.
Shashikala Srinivas, a social worker from Harihar, said they learned about a couple of interesting organic varieties. "Eateries selling healthy food, manufacturing of mud utensils and weaving of cotton cloths sensitised us. As we use plastic right from toothpaste to sleeping at night, we learned here how to avoid plastic in our routine life. We were unaware that aluminium utensils cause health hazards and that mud utensils protect us from ailments.
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The event also inspired us to grow organic vegetables on our terrace or garden. Such events are needed in all cities to put a break on adulteration, which is common in every commodity today," she said.
Gundappanavar Laxmanamurthy, who came all the way from Kundurpi village in Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, along with his family, said he hails from drought-prone districts and cultivates 15 acres of ancestral land.
"I met many natural farming experts here and learned cultivation without fertilisers and pesticides. Experts motivated us not to remove weeds from our fields," he said.
Geetha Teggihal, an excise Inspector from Navalgund, said the society has forgotten the heritage in the name of modernisation. "We drank well water here after years. Organisers insisted we remove footwear to enter the farm and explained why. It was a unique experience and exposure to nature," she said.
Activities like walking, horticulture visits, alternative treatments, and demos on home schooling were performed while cooking experts demonstrated healthy food items.
