Ravindra Jagannath Jadhav is office assistant to social activist Anna Hazare but he sees little glory in the job. There are no job opportunities nor is there any future at Ralegan Siddhi. Anna pays me a salary of Rs 1,200. Can I marry and set up house with such a small sum? he asks. There is no future here, we have to move.

And hes not the only one who wants to move on. Ralegan Siddhi is full of young men who want to live their dreams elsewhere. Nearly twenty-six years after Anna Hazare transformed Ralegan Siddhi from a drought scarred village into a green paradise and a model for development, cracks are appearing in this copybook Eden.

But Anna is insistent that we stay in the village and look after it. What opportunities do we have here? Our parents agree with Anna and want us to remain in Ralegan Siddhi, but what about our dreams? says a young villager.

Some of this discontent stems from Annas ban on cable TV, alcohol and meat. Cable TV opens our window to the world. It is not about dance and songs, there are so many educational programmes that will help us get a better perspective, says another villager.

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Annas family is not too happy with him either. Anna, who enlisted in the army during the Chinese aggression in 1962, returned to his village 13 years later. He left his family and started development projects in the village. He initiated water harvesting and reforestation plans that had NGOs flocking to Ralegan Siddhi. He fought corruption and became a middle class hero.

But for his family he is simply the relative who does not acknowledge them. We are in the same village but he never visits us. He has no love for the family. We are very worried about him, says elder sister-in-law Kantabai Maruti Hazare.

Nephew Sunil Kashiram Hazare wants his uncle to be more of a family man. After all we are his family. He should interact with us, says Sunil.

It is also equally true that many use their proximity to Anna to their advantage. I am aware of it. But what can I do? says Anna. And despite all complaints, the villagers are happy to bask in Annas reflected glory. Everyone in Ralegan Siddhi is willing to pose for the cameras. But the picture is no longer perfect.

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