Just 50 km from Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, the beauty of Vajrama village in Namakum is worth seeing. Dense forests, beautiful valleys, mountains talking to the clouds and roaring rivers make the scenery here very captivating, but as beautiful as this village is, it becomes equally dangerous during the rainy season. In fact, the name of Vajrama village itself tells its history and tragedy. According to the locals, this village is struck by lightning more than 500 times a year. This is not an exaggeration, but a bitter reality. There is hardly a family in this small village of Ranchi who has not suffered the pain of lightning. Be it the loss of crops, the loss of livestock or the grief of losing loved ones. The villagers say that many decades ago, lightning struck this area so many times that people named it Vajrama. Vajrama means a place of frequent lightning strikes. This area is particularly affected by lightning strikes. Most of the villagers depend on agriculture and animal husbandry, and working in the fields or taking shelter under trees during the rains proves fatal for them. The fear of lightning in Vajrama village is so high that people are forced to migrate during the rainy season. They live in fear of a disaster from the sky hitting their homes throughout the month. Children whose grandmothers live in this village come to enjoy summer holidays but return to their homes before the rains start. There may be many scientific and geographical reasons behind so many lightning strikes in Vajrama. Experts believe that Vajrama and its surrounding area are hilly and surrounded by forests. High peaks and hills attract lightning, as lightning always strikes at high and pointed places. Along with this, monsoon clouds coming from the Bay of Bengal in Jharkhand come with heavy thunder, which further increases the chances of lightning strikes.
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