In every story, there's always a moral. Hopefully among those that i'm about to share, you'll find at least one that touches your heart...enough to set you thinking, and then doing.
Anything.
The Man-Powered India:
We went to the St. Francis Church (1st
European church in India by the Portuguese), and found out what these panelled drapes were for - it swings like a fan when pulled from the outside through the church windows via attached strings, to create man-made breezes for the church-goers...the invention is both highly original & incredulous...the thought of a few indian man standing outside under the hottest summer sun to swing these huge fans for some gentle breeze inside is just too crazy! Thank goodness electric fans were later installed...Still, with a population of 1.1 billion, it'll be quite senseless not to find most tasks dominated by manual labor...tasks that city people have taken for granted since machines were introduced into our lives:
Carpool 
Traditional fishing nets
Goods transportation
Using One's HeadSomehow, in india, this man-powered society appear to work out fine even in the urban, sub-urban context...in fact, they seem to be the "invisible network" that weaves through the entire city fabric - providing cheap yet efficient labor, ensuring the survival of both the demanding economy and their own livelihoods.
To be continued...
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