Dec 27 2008
Migration? or Brain drain?
For last few days I had been to my grandpa’s village. It’s a remote place surrounded by hills and beautiful green paddy fields. There was shortage of power and everyone has to travel about 50 miles to fetch groceries. But the place is peaceful and tranquil. Clean air and clear skies. People are very friendly and affectionate. Today there were lesser people in the village and more houses are vacant because of migration to big cities in search of jobs and better living conditions.
Migration in the earlier centuries helped to build the nations. Not only humans but also birds, animals etc., flock together to escape weather vagaries and in search of food. Sometimes the entire villages are empty due to relocation of people. But the villages are more convenient places to live in. my father is always nostalgic about his place of birth. May be it is same for all. We move to cities because of employment opportunities. I was told that earnings in the villages are generally self sufficient.
Migration also caused brain-drain. Today more and more educated and skilled people leave the villages and countries. This is really a bad situation. No one deny the fact that individuals need opportunities to settle in life, and great cities can provide good jobs. But the situation back at home is really sad. See the Chinese entrepreneurs, they come back to their country of origin and established various industries and firms to strengthen their economy. Their contribution to their villages is great and should be followed by everyone. Today China is more secure to global economic turmoil than any other country.
Development of villages with better connectivity, water and power supply etc., make them in to future cities. Because so called great cities of today, are once small towns and villages.
