Kerala. Trichur

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Then there was a simple country dinner in the same place in office. Meal submitted on banana leaves, treated with a drink toddi. Conversation behind a table was easy and friendly. Me asked on collective farms, about a life of the Soviet peasants. Our owners spoke many kind words about the Soviet country, about importance for them our experience of co-operative movement, about how in India appreciate friendship with the Soviet people.

We Left by the evening. The sun tended to the West. From coconut palm trees on drop water long shades. For memory to us have presented a coconut - a fertility and riches symbol keralskoj the earths. We have sailed away, the boat has departed from coast, but seeing off did not leave, continued to wave affably hands.

In one of the trips to Kerala I have met in Trichure the acquaintance - the veteran of Communist party of India, nowadays already dead K.K.Varijara. Before it was selected a member of the central parliament. Despite the 65 years, it accepted active participation in party work, in a public life.

- Never in Kerala was the government which would show such care of the simple person, about made destitute, - he spoke to me. - you, of course, know about the program of building of hundred thousand houses for agricultural workers.

Certainly, I about it knew. About this program it is known to all country. In due time the central government has made decision free of charge to give to homeless agricultural workers sites under habitation. But where at the poor man money for building of the decent house? And here the government of Incorporated front of Kerala has made courageous decision to help agricultural workers to construct 100 thousand arranged well houses. It has performed design works, has free of charge allocated building materials. Missing means has been decided to collect among the population. Many with enthusiasm have apprehended this initiative. On all staff fund raising has been organised. Many students, working, active workers of Communist Party free of charge worked on building. By 1978 when I last time has visited Kerala, 60 thousand houses have been already constructed and occupied. In many places in staff you can see now small settlements from white small houses under a red tile.