Siddhant Raj/Munger: These days, on the streets of Munger, the ‘vomiting speech of Kabir Das, raining blankets soaked water’ is happening. In this scorching heat and scorching sun, where people are not ready to come out of AC, cooler, an 85-year-old man is seen selling blankets on the streets. They are surprised to see an old man selling kanban on the streets with a bundle on his head and with the help of a stick.
When the old man was asked about this, he told that his name is Nathuni Pal. He is a resident of Jagaria village under Shahkund block area of Bhagalpur. And their main job is to make and sell blankets. 85-year-old Nathuni Pal reaches Munger daily by covering a distance of about 25 kilometers from his village. Here they sell blankets in the areas of Asarganj, Tarapur and Sangrapur.
Whatever be the season, Nathuni Pal goes out to sell everyday with a blanket on his head.
making blankets is an ancestral work
Nathuni Pal told that the Pal community from which he comes, his job from the beginning is to make blankets. This is his ancestral profession. That’s why he makes and sells blankets for 12 months. Told that he does not know any other work apart from this, so he is not able to do any other work. Told that the blanket which is sold for 1800 to 2000 rupees in the cold season. This blanket has to be sold for 900 to 1200 rupees in the summer season. However, only a small amount of savings can be made in summer.
also do farming
Nathuni told that he also does farming, but selling blankets is his priority, through which he survives. Told that people buy blankets in summer because the rate is low. Second, he does not know any other work apart from this work.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : April 23, 2023, 18:02 IST