Shankar, who was born in a local village, has been a member
of the Auroville community for many years. Among his present responsibilities
is looking after a dairy herd. But perhaps his most important work today is his
attempt to combat alcoholism in the local villages through his work with
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Here he tells his story.
Alcohol in the
villages
Alcoholism is really a major problem in the local villages,
and it is getting worse. Twenty years ago only older people were drinking, and
they would drink only in the evening. But today people drink at any time, on
any occasion, and boys as young as 13 or 14 are drinking. They don’t feel
guilty about doing this; they want to show they are mature. All this is
happening because we are no longer following our cultural standards. There used
to be great respect for age but this is no longer so. Children do not respect
their mothers and fathers and there is no discipline.
Today there are robberies and harassme...
>> More
>> More
1 Comments
What a beautiful, sincere and open account. I hope Auroville Today posts more articles of a similar kind. Thank you.