Jagdish Nath can now make herbal medicines in the evenings!

Jagdish Nath lives with his wife Daka, three sons Ghanshyam, Sitaram and Chotu and one daughter Guddi in Sapera Basti a settlement of around 11 families near the city of Jaipur in Rajasthan.

His major source of income was snake charming but due to the ban from the Forest department, he has taken up other jobs. People from nearby villages still call him when they spot snakes, near their houses. He usually keeps these snakes for a few weeks and then leaves them in the forests. He earns his income by exhibiting the snakes during Nag Panchami (a festival of the Hindus where the people venerate live cobras). As this does not give him sufficient income, to manage his household, he recently bought three goats and some hens for an additional source of income.

Jagdish Nath and his family were excited to have the solar lantern as they could now avoid using the chimney lamps which used to send out fumes. He is the only person in this settlement who has the knowledge of making medicines from herbs for snake bites. He can now make them early in the mornings or late in evenings and continue with his other jobs during daytime.

Thank you so much, Laurent, for this wonderful gift of a solar lantern with which, Jagdish Nath can continue saving lives by making useful herbal medicines for snake bites!