Team HOA: Hello! What are you doing?

Mallayya: I am taking my goats for a walk. It’s getting cloudy so I should be extra careful.

Team HOA: Okay. What do you do for a living?

Mallayya: I am a farmer and a shepherd. Since I grew up in a house with goats and sheep, I find them easy to handle.

Team HOA: Okay. Can you walk us through your everyday life?

Mallayya: My day starts at six in the morning and ends at six in the evening. I take my goats and sheep for grazing twice a day. I take occasional breaks in between to rest and eat so that I have the energy for the rest of the day. I work in the farm for more than ten hours but I still enjoy what I do. I am 61 years old now.

Team HOA: That’s great to know. For how long have you been doing this?

Mallayya: It’s been more than 45 years. I used to take my goats and sheep out for grazing every day before and now my son does it. Since they need a lot of care during rainy season, I am going with them these days.

Team HOA: What has been your most memorable moment in life?

Mallayya: I remember when my son was young, he always had a wish to wear a suit. On his tenth birthday celebrations, our village sarpanch gifted him a suit. He made my son dress up like an officer with neatly ironed clothes carrying an office bag, file and pen in the pocket. My wife and I were stunned with the way he treated my son that day and it made us feel happy. My son is 30 years old now and he is a farmer. I wish he could have become a big officer one day but I am still proud that he’s a farmer.

Team HOA: That’s wonderful. (started raining)

Mallayya: Okay gentleman. I will have to rush now. It’s raining.

Team HOA: Wait. Wait. Allow us to take a picture of yours!

Mallayya: Oh sure… Let me hold Rani ( our youngest goat). Yes, now you can take a picture.

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