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I was born in a farming (peasant) family in the village of Similipur, under Banki sub-division, Cuttak district, state of Orissa, India. My mother tongue is Oriya, the language of the people of Orissa, also called Oriyas.
Orissa remains one of the most beautiful but poorest states in India. Cuttack, the business capital of Orissa, is about fifty kilometers North East of Banki, which is the nearest (small) town to my village. To people from Orissa, I tell that I am from Banki; to Indians out side Orissa, I tell I am from Cuttack.
Most villages in Banki (including my village, Similipur) have grown on the bank of Mahanadi, the largest river in Orissa. People here depend on agriculture, and the mercy of Mahanadi. If you search for Banki in the internet, most relevant documents you fetch would probably deal with recent flood and relief efforts in the area. People here have seen floods repeatedly foiling their plans to eke out a modest living from cultivation. Year after year, with a Sisyphusian tenacity, they restart the whole process following a devastating flood -- till the land, sow the grains, and so on. This has developed in the people in this region a stoic character that many peddlers of spiritualism would consider worth dying for. I am told some of this stoicism has rubbed into me during my growing years.
My parents are simple village folks. I believe my mother never went to school. My father had minimal education -- he can read, write and do his numbers. Not many among his peers had had that privilege. He had however an innate leadership quality and native intelligence that helped him earn the respect of people in the neighouring eight or ten villages. At ninety plus, he is now probably the eldest person in Banki. At this old age, he has developed interest in cricket news -- last time I visited him, he was surprised that I knew so little about cricket!
My elder brother and his family live in my ancestral village and take care of the land. They continue to take fantastic care of my old parents. It is difficult to see what I would do without my brother's willing help. I am very much obliged to him and his family.
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AIES '21: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2021 AAAI/ACM CONFERENCE ON AI, ETHICS, AND SOCIETYpp.814-821, (2021)
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