A modest but exquisite piece of Islamic architecture in the heart of this town is a reminder that Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb was born here. It also reminds one of the legends that the Mughal Subedar presented Emperor Shahjehan, a hundred elephants caught from the nearby dense jungle of the Panchmahals, after the birth of Aurangzeb.

Leave alone the elephants, there are no forests lefts on this undulating terrain, otherwise rich in natural resources, having a good 35 inches-plus rain annually.

Migration of labour, which has been the order of the day in this neglected area, is fast changing, at least in the pockets of development that clutter a vast area that forms the trijunction of Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.

Mr. Jagawat has a wide vision of the problems and their solutions. He also knows the limitations. The check dams and lift irrigation projects that he has conceived and executed only help to harness some of the numerous streams and rivulets, often going by the grandiose description of being "rivers", like Machhan, Anas and Kali. Sadguru cannot do much, but if the schemes get replicated, the entire tribal belt from Gujarat to Bihar and Orissa can benefit. It would require some 15,000 schemes.