Small Towns to Big Cities: Why We Left Our Hometowns
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2021
- Humans migration, for the want of a better life or due to lack of basic necessities is a common phenomenon we see all around the globe. It’s a system that has been ingrained into the social aspect of human lives so much that we almost overlook how it affects almost all of us. Why do people leave behind their hometowns and villages anyway? We try to explore this in this film.
According to 2011 census, more than 40% of the population had migrated from the villages of Uttarakhand. Yes, not 5%, not 10%, not 15%… a staggering 40%. Between 2011 and 2018, 734 villages in the state have become uninhabited, taking the total to 1768.
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You have presented every festival and culture of India very well with the eyes of your camera, this time come to Bihar and present our Mahaparv Chhath in front of everyone with your eyes, this is not a festival, it is an emotion for us, definitely come only 6 days are left.
Please keep posting, your content has, by far, the most production value out of any India-based youtuber. It is beautiful to watch, and its more of an experience every time I get lunch, turn the lights off, hide the curtains and sit comfortably to watch another docu-vid by one of the best content creators this country has to offer. Prost!
मैं उत्तरकाशी उत्तराखंड से २००७ में माइग्रेट हुआ था रोजगार की तलाश में, लेकिन मैं अब थक चूका हूँ और वापस अपने गाँव जाना चाहता हूँ। इन १५ सालों में मैंने बहुत कुछ खोया बहुत कुछ पाया लेकिन अब मैं थक चूका हूँ। मैंने अपने पिता को २०१५ में खोया तब मैं उनके पास नहीं था इस बात का दुःख मुझे पूरी जिंदगी रहेगा। अब मेरी माँ गाँव में अकेली है और मैं चाहता हूँ की उनकी जिंदगी के आखिरी दिनों में मैं उनके साथ रहूं।
@@kksingh5728 आशा करते हैं, आप गाँव वापस आ गए होंगे
Every generation looks forward for a better future wrt education,career finance,recognition social status etc etc,migration is one path for this growth it is the duty of all authorities to create opportunities for this in everyplace by tapping it's geo
My grandfather came to Delhi from Uttarakhand _pauri (nawan)……
Pauri Garhwal one of the worst migrated region in Uttarakhand,,,,,, now only one family of 2 members left in the village ,,,,whole village is turned into ghost village,, they all have their own helplessness and need including us…..
We can’t criticize people ,the main culprit is govt…….there is no education,,medical and employment facility ….
Now govt comes up with some helpful schemes but it’s kinda late anyways hope for a better tomorrow …
So many people can say big things but we have to be practical and it’s sad but it’s true……
A famous line by a pahadi writer
“ सड़क तुम अब आयी हो गाँव,
जब सारा गाँव शहर जा चुका है ।
@Anil Rawal sahi kaha ..
There are govt schools inUK but only a few students....It is easy to blame govt
India government ko China government ke tarah indian villages ko bhi develop karna chahiye
China 95 crores population lives in urban areas.....
This is a story almost in every rural part of India. We saw entire towns in Chettinad empty and most of them have migrated abroad. I shudder to think what will happen to our lived traditions. And I know most people to be not happy in cities.
Very good documentation!
Iam from Kerala, my dad was in the defence forces, which made us go all over India, and it was good. But my parents took us to Kerala almost every year, which made us get close to our place, roots, language etc. Iam so thankful for that. Now in Kerala, I feel totally at home. Only sadness is my kid doesn't speak Malayalam inspite of my best efforts (but I get all the blame).
With kids it's practically impossible to teach them local language if you husband and wife don't use it for all communication. But in today's world it's very common to find husband and wife from different mother language so it becomes difficult to teach kids all three languages
@@rapiddu6482 but it's easy to force hindi upon south Indians even if we don't need it. Don't say ur not, govt. Is by effectively running parliament, banks and schemes, airports.
I ain't complaining, just letting u know how much we are suffering because of the burden of 3 language policy
I'm originally from Uttarakhand,,, a small beautiful village in pauri Garhwal..
My grandfather moved Delhi in search of good education n employment.. and from onwards we are here in Delhi but somewhere deep down inside our heart beats for Uttarakhand and we always make sure to go in village 2-3 times every year.....
Some woke people criticize our old generation for migration but I don't think like that..... situations were very poor those days.... no education ,no hospitals , no roads , no EMPLOYment,etc....I respect my grandfather decision.....instead of cribbing about what they did,,,,we should start thinking about what we can do ..... so make sure do regular visit to your hometown as much as possible,,,,, generate awareness ,,,employment,,,etc by any means..............
So to all my folks and some woke's,, if we start taking interest today the tomorrow will be better for sure..🙏🏼
Ek pahadi writer ki kuch lines bahut acchi likhi gayi hai ki
*sadak tum ab aayi ho gaon,, jab sara gaon shehar ja chuka hai*
In delhi uttarakhand population percentage is very high.....
Uttarakhand up bihar and haryana mostly migrated to delhi.....
I'm from Uttarakhand, people of uttrakhand wanted a hill state and they got hill Plus planes , and thus hill remain underdeveloped and ignored.its so saddening to see whole culture of thousand of Years is on verge of extinction.
This is because people here are fools. They never demand jobs, development from politicans. And stop this glorification of villages which is the main reason for unemployment and underdevelopment in Uttrakhand.
@@parveshbisht4955 people are fool every where , glorification is for culture not villages.
but still some places are more developed than others, if you can't comprehend that its the framework and circumstances that lead to development, then you need to grow up , Haryana was driest place and punjab was fertile, Haryana got separated based on Identity and became first in india to achieve full electrification, and completed huge irrigation projects, which in turn made it a prosperous state.
people of hills wanted a hill state, this would have forced the government to shift in hills, and a hill City like Shimla would have developed . all we are left with now is plane Dehradun, which the babus of government can enjoy.
@@varunkhugshal9049 plains are easy to develop than mountains. You are right that our politicans living in plains don't want to do anything for hills. They are even destroying plains. Dehradun is now overcrowded, dirty and even here there is not much employment.
I am from West Nepal, my maternal side our from Uttarakhand, the migration of hill folks is a sad thing to hear about. I studied at Simla Himachal Pradesh but the problem of migration is not in that hill state. I think so it's due to better financial support in Himachal like horticulture, tourism etc. Earlier under UP Kumaon and Gharwal were ignored and now the new state governments are also not doing much
@@arunchand9027 i am from shimla HP. Himachal m migration naa k brabr h
And The Sweet Voice "Delhi Chalo" reminding me the famous Quote of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose :)
@12:05 The quote on his upper clearly said it, "Get over it".
Personally for me, moving from Manali, Himachal Pradesh to Toronto has been quite overwhelming. I am still trying to get over it. Maybe I never will. Despite the better living conditions I still miss my hometown especially because of our culture: our devis and devtas, folklore, kathkuni houses, music, dance, and traditional and healthy food.
People in the west talk a lot about the sustainability concepts which was already present in our culture. Living in harmony with nature, being part of the eco-system, understanding the weather patterns, mixed cropping, and using rare Himalayan herbs to treat life style disease and mental health issues.
As a person with ADHD, one side of me wants to make money where there are better jobs, but a part of me will forever be where I came from. 🌄
Run after money is endless. India is the mother of spirituality. Only a spiritual attitude to life can bring deep, long-lasting peace.
You can make money back in India also now. We are the 5th lassgest economy in the world.
Anyway whatever you do, make sure your come back home every year so that you and your kids are connected and can appreciate whats the real meaning of life.
Very nice documentary, my ancestors 150 yrs ago migrated to Mumbai from Gujarat. 2yrs ago my husband had a business opportunity and we shifted to a small sleepy town of Gujarat. Slowly I realised how much our previous generations and ours had lost our roots. It was a divine plan to come here and have had realised all that. But transition isn't easy, when u have several generations before u who have been born and brought up in a metro city and then a sudden move to a small town. But it helped a lot, as I connected with my roots here. But in our next generation 90% is going to Canada/US.
When ever I see your videos...it gives me a pause from my busy life.
That pause actually is life.
@@EtherealColours yes ... indeed.
I m originally from pithoragarh uttarakhand..my father left home to find job and served at harayana govt..that's how lakhs of PPL migrate from uttarakhand and never come back as they make their living in job place..but i m happy that my father came back to uttarakhand and we are here in uttarakhand..but most come to haldwani or doon or some plains areas as everyone wants medical and education for children.... our ancestoral home is still empty and we just go their in a year.sad but truth of each migrated uttarakhandi...
Such a valuable contribution!
I migrated from a big city in South East Asia where I was born and raised via the USA to a little rural village in Europe some 30 years ago. The transition was painful initially. It took a gradual revamping of my inner values to accept the change. Now I'm self-sufficient in more ways than I would ever have been, had I remained in the city enjoying the instant gratifications that it provided. The practical knowledge I've acquired in the process of living off the land is not in the least comparable to the higher education I received in the US which limited me to one specialized field while ignorant of survival in nature. This includes food production, preservation, medicine, health care, and more specifically the spiritual dependency of nature (people included) on her creator.
Even if pahadis don't stay in their ancestral home, make sure that u visit ur home twice a year. And please please please 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 don't sell ur land to outsiders. Pahadi ko he bechana , agar thoda kam rate mile tab bhi. Apni Dharti ki raksha karna sab se bada dharam hai sab ka. Jai Uttrakhand 🙏🙏🙏
respect to you .
Awareness of the aftermath of migration is very well depicted in your video. In many countries in Europe people are coming back and restoring the old homes with modern amenities and trying to live a second life after escaping from the cities. This is hopeful and if the government takes an interest in providing the basic amenities then maybe in India too this will happen. So the mindset needs to change. Thanks for this wonderful video
Lovely reportage indeed!
And greetings from Hamburg Germany 🇩🇪..
Reality of human living in the urban area's of himalaya..
I've lived in Himachal for 2 year's in 1988 & observed the hard life of farmer's..
The eternal struggle to merge culture with nature. More than the answer, we need to acknowledge the question. With urban population likely to double by 2047 and the urgency shown in urban planning, maybe the answer lies at the other side of the coin. Loved the camerawork and the heart you put into this.
Great job again brother.
So sharing a bit of my personal story. I was born and brought up and still living and working for living in New Delhi. But my parents are from a sub town called Katwa in West Bengal and they migrated to Delhi to make a living. Though I do go there once in a year and have been going since childhood, when you go to such sub or small town and villeges you actually understand the difference. Difference in compact building and open nature, difference in standard of living, how every job matters be it cycling a rickshaw or selling fruties on street to being a part of a well corporate job. I do have decided one thing and thats what I have planned for future as well.
You want to earn money and make a living and safe for future? Live in big cities.
You have enough money now that you can utilize property to live rest of your life without a worry? Migrate to a sub town or Village or some place full of nature, open, less populated place. Where you can actually realize every breath you take in with pure oxygen.
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Thik bolechen,,,,
Thanks for making this video. It was much needed.
This video made me emotional. I'm from South India and my ancestors are from Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. From last three generations we have been staying in Hyderabad. I have only heard stories of my grandmother's natives and visited them as a tourist. The subject that you mentioned about roots, is absolutely absent for me. 😑
Journalist of the new age.
Thanks for highlighting such stories Ayush!
Beautifully constructed. What a precious content and loved the cinematography, specially the city shots are expressing lot visually
Its a beautiful meaningful film based upon a real issue of migration which is actually happening right in front of our eyes and we are not able to see the aftermath of it. Thanks Ayush for highlighting it in such a beautiful way. As always. You are my top favorites in the space of Indian UA-cam. God speed brother. 🙏🤗
You are wrong. Migration out of villages is a good thing. You are all getting it wrong. You can always visit the green places and enjoy the peace. Development is total disaster
But govt shud support people with subsidized housing for migrants. Like China did for 20 years 40 crore ppl were resettled.
You've addressed the very core issue of uttarakhand.. this problem has given birth to total disappearance of a very beautiful culture and language.. governments without any vision/dedication and corruption are one of the root cause for this.
Beautiful videos, interviews with the locals! Loved your commentary.
Very beautiful and interesting film. Congrats from France 😊 Actually for same reasons the same thing happened here. But with lockdowns many people now go back to the countryside...
I'm a bit surprised to know that. I'm assuming that livelihood, health and education would not be the reason. Maybe it's the desire for an affluent life?
Beautifully documented, loved watching it, really triggers thoughts.
This is exactly what I needed to see today, Your videos are so inspiring.
Brilliant! I really loved the overall subject of your stories - have managed to see only a few - and it is something I really empathise with.
Dare say, I have travelled a lot - on foot - and the journey to Milam glacier in Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand holds out a charm such as no other! The physical and the scenic aspects of the trek were undoubtedly magnificent, but what was more enduring and poignant were the sights of the abandoned villages and the stories of families that have migrated to the cities.
This video is technically very well done. The music and the editing is crisp, quite professional. The videography is also up to the mark, I really enjoyed some of the special effects. It's not as easy as it looks and many viewers miss the small little nuances, that the film-maker transfers from his mind to the screen. So, very well done.
Now about the subject... Many of those who move from the hills or smaller towns to bigger busier cities, think, alone what can they do. Don't despair, do whatever you can do, even if it's a single effort. Go for a week and teach in the village, volunteer to teach what you are best in. If you have a little finance, try building a wall or a roof of the school, assemble a PC and gift it, if u are a doctor, offer a free medical check up and distribute prescribed medicines. Keep it simple, do what you can do. Maybe you can take a group of friends and stay a few nights, thus provide work and earnings to the villagers staying back. Even if 1% of the viewers think and take action, the soul will return to these ghost villages. All the best and take care everyone.
Ye rubber muh hai kuch bhi bolo, famous saying by my uncle jee
The problem is ignorance..
The Government did nothing for our people living in hilly terrain..
We have fertile land and lots of water.. we can grow anything like apples kiwi exotic veggies..
But without roads nothing is possible..You will not see any gosht village in Himachal.. because they have good roads that's why they're growing apple and running homestay..
excellent comment. 👍👌🙏🙋
Impressive thoughts!!!
Make sense to me.
I really loved your idea👌
You choose the topics carefully and with up-to-date content which could apply to almost anywhere in the world, and so many themes are covered in an impeccable presentation; I am subscribing. Thanks!
Thanks Irena. Welcome to Ethereal.
Beautifully portrayed beautifully shot....wish to work with you guys some day❤️
Great topic, documentation, camera work, methodology, and the best is thing about this video is the poem at 13:48
This is soooo beautiful and very well made
Thank you for making these videos.
Well made documentary, crisp yet emotive. The irony is that inward migration from other states to Uttarakhand is also strongly discouraged by locals.
Will love to share this videos. Good work ethereal. Hatke video from all
Ur day is coming soon brother. People will be waiting for ur uploads. Just wait for that day. What an output. Extraordinary screenplay. As far as I know nobody showed this experience of visualising places and people so natural and poetic. 😊❤️.
Your work is purely different from all others. Thanks a lot for the stories.
Every time you surprise me man. Research, creative & hardwork you put all these under one umbrella. Love you man ❤️ Keep up your best work ❤️
I was visited Gussain Village with my creative team in the year 2018 with one of my senior friend He is in Senior officer in the Navy ( Harmanjeet Singh Rekhi ) he is doing fabulous work with villagers in remote areas of this village. Hope you feel alive in Gussain Village like us. Thanks, brother.
Dear friend , i also belongs to Uttarakhand, Migration is a big problem for entire Uttarakhand. I serve nation hence moved from my hometown ( not migrated as my mind and soul still resides there ) , i will grab them all once releived from my duties. the example of Roots , Stem and flower leaves was excellent ..............love those lines '' ki ab isi liye fool kam aate hain tahniyon par' kyunki vo jado se door ho gayi hai ' . All those who migrated from uttarakhand for a better life and currently living that are praiseworthy , But those who left their motherland and living compromised life in big cities , ... i request them please come back ...namak roti to yahan bhi kha sakte the...fir kyun ghar chod diya.
Ethreal contact me for more harsh reality regarding migration problem. keep it up.
Hats off for the wonderful video. Very slick.
Beautifully written and pictured ..
Great job !!! Kudos !!
Hey awesome videos you earned a subscriber man amazing work
I am not from uttarakhand, but would love to stay there n work with the locals n live my life... It's sad that people have to leave because of their needs.... N ultimately forget heaven.
Compelled me to think for a moment. Great keep it up doing man.
Well then I think I did my job.
Great work done.... amazing
This one is just so relatable and must watch, It feels like a story of so many of us. amazing work buddy, You are one the best Travel Content Creators. Keep creating, more power to you ❤️❤️
Indeed he is the kind of UA-camr India needs💢💥
That's really a great motivational documentary team..i will share my migrant story
My name Rinku,I belongs to Uttarakhand and I live in my village which is located in Uttarakhand before covid I was working in a restaurant, getting good money, living going lifestyle,lekin zindagi mai bas ek cheez khatak rhi thi ki "kya ham apne pahad mai rhkar kuch job nhi kar skte h", because job is number one reason for migration,and then thanks to covid ,jiski wjh se ham apne gaw mai ruke,aur hmare us wqt ye sunne ko nhi milta tha ki "beta kab ja rha h Naukri par"?? "kitne din ki chuuti aaya h"?? aur is wqt muze time mila ghar par hi kuch job ka,then I joined UA-cam actually I already uploads videos on youtube lekin lockdown mai it's like an opportunity for me to upload more content,and results kya rha I uploaded content on youtube,and I earned money's,,so job ka problem to solve,then post lockdown jab log dhere dheere fir se apni apni job ke liye wapis sahar gye,at that time mai aur mere kuch dosto ne decide kiya ki we will not go back,,and do something for our people, for ourself,and still I am in village doing my online job,and my friend found in job in local market shop.
So this is my story of #Notgoingback
What a beautiful way of presenting such an important issue .. you have done a great job ... bahut badhia 🙏
Thank you!
I have just watched a couple of videos and I’m moved. You people are cinematic genius
Thank you so much for document this brother🙏😊❤❤
Wow, pinches the little hidden corner of one's heart!
I moved to bigger cities 12-15 years back due to work opportunities but always loved to spend time in my small hometown.
After this pandemic, the WFH and other basic necessities have brought me back to my town.
I try to spend half of the month in my town and half in the bigger city. I can see the difference and who knows I move back to where I belong sooner than expected.
Please do
Good information.
Amazing work, keep up
Dude i thought i am different than others. But your channel is what i needed. I connect with your content so much
Man it bring tears to watch your video such a good film making and storytelling but still underrated 😭
Very nicely done , good direction and cinematography
Wow! touched my heart. Great to see Indian content creators with sensitive topics. Worth subscribing.
Excellent videos....amazing work 👌👌👌👌
Amazing work, Hats off💥💢
What a wonderful research and mind-blowing storytelling dada. hats off.
Yrr kitne saare underrated channels haii... This has to top the list 😤
Nice info…this film has definitely changed my perspective helped me deciding on what I’m doing right now - sometimes you start and as time goes by things take time to become reality and doubt starts to set in, but this is where one needs to watch and explore the idea that you started out with. Yes it’s going to take time but like a painter you have to go through the processes of acquiring knowledge of how to starch a canvas to applying the colours to creat a painting and that may take a few month or years depending on how one chooses the final painting quality to be.
I always say you are not a travel vlogger. You are a movie maker, a great one. I m disappointed to see so less views , looking at the piece you ve made. Creativity at its best.keep it up. Very proud of you
You took my words Zeenat very well said he's amazing.
Beautiful message. Hope people and the government will sooner start realising it. Photography and the content management is professional.. thanks for the good work and love to see such videos.. 😊🙏
great video
Keep up the good work
Man, you are doing some amazing work that other creators are nowhere near. This many subscribers obviously do not justify your hard work and talent. But one day you will receive great recognization from the world. They say waste cheez asani se milte hein
Just great work, No words to describe Brother!!!
The most Underrated channel of youtube....Bro you are gem...pure gem. What you are doing is a splendid and great thing, this is called a pure conent keep this good work up
Great work! :)
Thanks for your effort. Nice quality documentery
So beautiful and amazing story telling as always. The way you put any subject and it's deep values, are simply amazing!!!! Love all of your creations 😍🙏😍
Thanks Vishal 😊
Your videography and editing is god level
What a documentary, music selection , interview,cuts... mind-blowing..... Hats off sir❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Amazing film, beautifully done. Some really inspiring characters, the guy at the end trying to change mindsets after he moved back to the village, bless him.
It's a beautiful video ,thanks
Bhai, u are an artist.. ur videos are peaceful and restless at the same time.... Either u r very good at the work u do, the subject is very connected to you.... Kudos... Keep up the good work
Thank you bro..Is video me tumhari mehnat or palayan ka dukh saaf dikh rha hai...
I don't understand why this channel is so underrated, top notch content sir, so much love from gujarat ❤️
Great content and effort! Very underrated channel indeed!🥲
Enjoyed Each and Every Moment of this video :) Awesome
The Best Thing is, This Lockdown I came Back to My Hometown and Living Like Old Beautiful days ( without office work of course ;) )
Amazing bhai❤️
Wow, amazing content u r providing
Congratulations Ethereal you just gained one subscriber and lotsrof respect!🥺❤️
Welcome on board
BEAUTIFUL documentary 😍😘
Great workd done by you and your Tearm i really appreciate it ..
The way you showed this really touched me and this is the brutal truth that we are ignoring for one reason or other when I can that school shutting down broke me .I feel village can be a better place to study but it is possible if we stay, their parents let there children stay and study . Things will be different.
At the end when you showed families getting apart was again heartbreaking. Same is going in my family so I can relate really...
And the effort by that man was again appreciatable
Again thank you for such good content 👏
Great work.. Keep it up.. Beautiful
authenticity of your films is unmatched
One of the best and soul touching documentary, so far I have seen. My personal view on this story is people who have left this place for a better opportunity and convenience, at least they should create some love and care for the place they were borne and raised, in their children too, who knows one day some of among them may come back and sets new examples, in the lap of nature. Also one thing, you didn't cover the state governments views and plans on this migration, which I would like to know in such future documentaries.
Otherwise I like your videos very much, the way you represent, the music, cinematography everything. I feel very peaceful, after watching your videos, Thank you...
You have presented every festival and culture of India very well with the eyes of your camera, this time come to Bihar and present our Mahaparv Chhath in front of everyone with your eyes, this is not a festival, it is an emotion for us, definitely come only 6 days are left.
Bro your video is pure quality 👍🏽
Nice and nostalgic documentary....
In landscape mode seeing, your channel logo coming in 2 places top right, and bottom right. Looking little bad. Content is awesome as always
Epic story, beautifully captured !! Loved how the small girl was surprised to hear that there are schools in Delhi
भारत गाँव में बसता है और गाँव के विकास को ही प्राथमिकता दी जाने चाहिए !
आपका प्रयास सराहनीय है, कल्याण हो - भगवान् भोलेभण्डारी !
Awesome video
Another interesting video ❤️ very unique of kind ..
This video has my heart ❤ ... every video of yours is just so beautiful but this one has really changed me and inspired me to do something for these people... I wish one day as I grow up, I become capable enough to do something for them ❤ 🙏🙏🙏
Heart touching, keeping recall childhood memories, thank you
Grt to see u back on track.. 👍
😊 dekhte jaiye kamaal.