British pupils travelling in India meet a local expert on rural life in the country, and learn that the majority of India’s population live in rural areas and are subsistence farmers.

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Thirteen-year-old pupils Dua and Nayan are on a trip of a lifetime to explore the rural life of India. They meet a local expert, and learn that the majority of the population live in rural areas and are subsistence farmers. They hear how India’s extreme climate can be hazardous for subsistence farmers due to drought and flooding. They travel to a village 50km south of Patna and meet local farmers. Women do most of the work in the fields and they talk to Pratima about how adopting new techniques to increase yields and profits. They learn that there are two growing seasons. They hear how the monsoon can force people to move to the cities each year to work. They then meet local farmers and discover how they support each other within their community. They discover that new farming techniques and a supportive community has improved the lives of local farmers, and meet local children to talk about what life is like living in rural India.

This clip is from the BBC series Exploration India. Three 13-year-olds go on a trip of a lifetime to explore the geography of India. Dua, Amalia and Nayan find out what life is really like for the people of India. They take a cruise down the Ganges river, play cricket in an Indian village, visit a remarkable school and go to work with young Indians. The students experience life in two contrasting centres - Patna, a very traditional Indian city, and Bangalore, one of India's fastest growing cities and a place which has a far more westernised feel.

At the end of their trip, the students visit a unique school that has taken a handful of children from the most deprived communities and given them access to an education that has transformed their lives. The students learn about caste and the impact it has on children's lives.

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Teaching Geography?

The exploration of rural life in India provides an opportunity to discover the hard work and risks of subsistence farming, and contrast this with intensive farming in Britain. Pupils could consider what it would be like to survive on only what they, or their community, could grow each year. What would they do if crops failed? Where would they go? India’s extreme climate of droughts and floods makes this a hazardous occupation, and the monsoon can push farmers from their land and into the cities to work and survive. Pupils could consider and design improved farming techniques using simple technology, and compare this to techniques being used by the Indian women. Topics such as development, gender and the important role of women as farmers and community could be discussed. While there is a contrast with India’s rural life and that found in Britain, there is a positive message which could challenge preconceptions of rural life and poverty in India.

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