At 68, Chhogalal Soni has the gruff ways of someone accustomed to taking on challenges. A tall man, with gnarled hands and a burly manner, he has a diehard demeanour. In the first few minutes when we meet him it becomes clear that he is someone who likes to go the distance.
For 12 years now, he has been achieving what many thought would be impossible — growing an orchard of fruit trees in the sands of the Thar desert in Rajasthan.
We link up with Soni in Barmer town. But 12 km away at Marudi village is the. . .
