‘Water
– The Elixir if Life’ by Sir C V Raman
In
the essay ‘Water – The Elixir if Life’ Sir C V Raman praises the
importance of water, which is the life giving force to all. The scientist says
that man attempted to seek an imaginary elixir of life, the divine Amrita, to
confer him immortality. But it ended in vain. According to him, water is the
true elixir of life. One day he stood on the line that separated the Libyan
Desert from the valley of Nile in Egypt.
On
one side he could see the Libyan Desert where there is no existence
of life. It is a desert because of the shortage of water. On the other side he
could see the fertile areas crowded with people.. TheNile River makes
lands fertile and life happy and this magic is possible because of the availability
of water.
C
V Raman speaks of the importance of the water stream or pond is a pleasing
sight. The cattle quench their thirst from the stream or pond. South India is
known for its rain fed tanks. They are shallow and often misused. If these
tanks and ponds were not there, South India will be desert. Agriculture is
not possible without water. If south Indian Agriculture is sound, it is because
of the water in the tanks and ponds.
He
says that water adds beauty to the countryside water in stream or pond is
pleasing sight. South India is known for its tanks and ponds.
In Mysore, rice is given in meal because of the presence of these tanks.
Some tanks are unimaginable large. To see the sunrise and the sunset in them is
a beautiful sight. He compares water in landscape to the eyes in human face.
When the sky shines the water reflects the bright and gay sun. When the sky is
overcast it looks dark and gloomy.
Thus
the author C V Raman is trying to incorporate the idea of importance of water
presence and how regular maintenance of tanks and water bodies can
ward off the imminence of famines and shortage of food for millions.
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