(Web Desk) There is a town in India where you can change your life overnight called Panna, an area where residents search for diamonds in diamond mining.
According to details, there was a festive atmosphere at the home of Swami Deen Pal, the Panna-based family who recently managed to find a 32.8 carat diamond, the result of their years of hard work.
He hopes that the sale of this diamond can fetch him one and a half crore Indian rupees (about five crore Pakistani rupees). The remaining amount will be deposited in Swami’s account. But even after finding such a valuable diamond, the Paul family does not intend to rest or stop.
“We worked as laborers for a long time, built our own little house, then at that age joined our son to search for diamonds,” said Swami Dinpal, speaking to the BBC. We got nothing for four or five years. Now our wish has been fulfilled, hopefully things will improve now.”
Swami’s son Jamanapal said that he could not sleep the night he received the diamond. They say they have the heart to ‘dance the night away.’
He says, “Now I will only work in the mine. If I find a diamond, I will not work. Even if I have nothing to eat, I will work in the diamond mine.”
Swami Deen is not alone. There are thousands more like them who come from all corners of the country in search of diamonds to try their luck in this small town of Panna in Madhya Pradesh.
For everyone who comes here, diamond prospecting is not just a dream and obsession but an opportunity to change life overnight.
The search for diamonds that spans generations
According to the 2022 annual report of the Indian Bureau of Mines, more than 90 percent of the country’s diamond reserves are in Panna. Their quantity is around two crore 86 carats.
Located about 380 km from Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, diamonds are central to the lifestyle, conversation and expectations of the people of this place.
Thousands of people leave their homes here in the morning in search of diamonds.
There are also many families who have been searching for diamonds for generations. 67-year-old Prakash Sharma is one such person. People close to him call him Kaku.
Prakash’s father spent his life searching for diamonds. They live in a tent in Panna and go out every morning in search of their dream – diamonds.
Exactly 50 years ago he first found a diamond, recalling the old days he says, “I completed my education in 1974, those days I could get a good job in any department, but I looked for something else. It was decided.”
“Some time before I passed intermediate I found my first diamond which was about six carats and then I decided that I would only do diamond prospecting,” he said.
Prakash says that he did not get married all his life because of this hobby. He lives with his brothers and their families.
He has become “addicted” to diamond hunting, he explains, “It’s like an addiction to me. If I don’t go diamond hunting, I feel sick.”
“Diamonds changed lives”
Mulayam Singh is a resident of Rahonia village near Panna, in the year 2020 he found a diamond worth around 60 lakh Indian rupees and his fortune changed. Today, Mulayam Singh owns a small kitchen and is able to give his children a good education and take better care of their health.
“We have been working in diamond mines since childhood, my father also worked here, after a long time our luck opened,” he said.
“These four people started diamond mining together and now when we got diamonds, we built a house, bought a farm and educated our children with the proceeds,” he said. Diluai.”
For some, diamonds remain a dream
But not everyone is as lucky as Swami Deen Pal or Mulayam Singh. Sikh Devs from Odisha (Orissa) have been searching for many years but are still missing the sparkle of diamonds.
He says, ‘I saw a video on YouTube where people were told to come to Panna and try their luck. I packed my stuff and came here. But till today my luck has not opened.’
Like him, Amit Shri Vastu has been searching for diamonds for years. He is a resident of Singhpur area of Panna. “Many diamonds are found here in the Ranj river. I look for diamonds in it. Diamonds are found here during the rainy season, but they have not been successful so far,” he says.
Ramesh Kisawaha is a vegetable seller by profession but he is also a diamond prospector who wants to become rich overnight.
They search for diamonds during the rainy season and earn a living by selling vegetables the rest of the time.
“No one can get rich instantly by selling vegetables, so I also look for diamonds. I have a friend who works in diamonds. If I am lucky, I will get a diamond one day.”
2024-10-02 17:33:25