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May I always remain the person who talks to animals, collects random treasures, pauses for sunsets, picks wildflowers, and who doesn’t mind being a little weird.
Today, during a visit to my native village, Kotapadu, a remote hamlet in Andhra Pradesh bordering Odisha, I had the privilege of meeting Shri Lingudu Papayya—the barber who cut my hair throughout my childhood.
Kotapadu is where my farming parents lived, toiled, and eventually passed away. It is where my childhood unfolded after initial schooling within the locality till class-X in Governemnt school nearby, until I left home to pursue higher studies—first for my https://t.co/TsGbWaETdw. (Agriculture) at Bapatla. That journey eventually led me into the IAS, and over the past 34 years took me nearly 1,700 kilometres away to Assam, later on Central deputation to New Delhi and Washington, D.C., and today I have the privilege of serving the people of Assam as its Chief Secretary. Yet, despite the distance travelled and the responsibilities shouldered, my roots remain firmly planted in the soil that nurtured me.
For nearly thirteen years, from around 1971 to 1984, Papayya was a familiar and reassuring presence in our village. Every haircut was more than a routine; it was part of the rhythm of rural life, where occupations, relationships, and communities were woven together.
As we spoke today, I asked him about his health and, almost instinctively, who now cuts his hair and shaves his beard. Smiling gently, he said that a barber now comes from a village about three kilometres away. That simple answer spoke volumes. The traditional village occupations that once sustained entire families have gradually faded. The economic and social fabric of rural India has changed in ways that are both subtle and profound.
Half a century is no small measure of time. Those of us who have lived through these decades can truly appreciate the enormity of this transformation. The younger generation, with new aspirations and opportunities, may understandably regard these changes as natural, perhaps even insufficient. But for people like Papayya, who have witnessed the old world quietly giving way to the new, the magnitude of change is deeply personal.
Meeting him today was more than a reunion. It was a reminder that history is not written only in books or monuments—it also lives in ordinary people whose hands, hearts, and humble professions quietly shaped our lives in ways we often come to appreciate only much later.
Time changes villages. Occupations change. Generations change. But gratitude endures.
Thank you, Papayya, for being an unforgettable part of my childhood and for reminding me, once again, how precious our memories truly are.
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