Shri Jagan Nath Bali, standing next to one of the artesian wells on his farm, circa 1967.
One of the dogs seen in the picture was to have a sad and dramatic end. One day, while following a few feet behind Bauji as they were together crossing a large sugarcane field through a narrow passage, the pet was very quietly pounced on and carried off by a wild animal. The attack was so stealthily executed that neither the dog's heightened ability to smell danger nor its ability to bark loudly got a chance to come into play. The pug marks weren't clear enough to say whether it was a leopard or a tiger, but such were the dangers of working in the Terai at the time.
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| In 1975. |
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| Part of an article on Shri JN Bali in the Daily Guardian in 1973, subsequently reprinted in a local news letter. |
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| A "Gobar Gas Plant" on the farm, 1975. It facilitated the re-use of cow dung to generate fuel, power, and a nitrogen-rich fertilizer slurry. It was the largest such equipment in Asia at the time, and made the 400 acre farm completely self-sufficient in energy requirements. The pipe visible at the top was a feed to the converted engine of an old Nissan truck, which in turn was used for threshing. |
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| Over 40 years ago, a young American by the name Ron Press was among the foreign students who heard of Bali Farm in Kashipur and came to work there as a volunteer. Earlier, he had studied at UC Berkeley and KMC, Manipal. Seen in the pic are Dr. Ron Press with Shri JN Bali and his sons, Shri SD Bali (extreme left, sitting) and Shri NK Bali (standing). |
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| Pioneers of Gobar Gas usage and eco-friendly farming in India, 1975. (L to R:) Dr. Ron Press, Shri JN Bali and Dr. JC Gupta. |
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| Dr Ron Press, in one of his myriad roles as a volunteer on the farm :) |
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| A solar cooker, created on the farm |
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Other solar heat capturing equipment on the roof of the house.
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| Article, India Today, February 1984 |
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| Article on Bauji and his work in an Indian news magazine |
[Photos courtesy Shri Deepak Bali & Dr. Ron Press]
