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NOVEMBER 12 , 2014

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India, having an agro-based economy, depends the most on its villages for growth. The gaon
always has that distinct nostalgic charm that Indians alone can understand. Sarson ke khet, tea
plantations, mud houses, clean air, charpaai, mitti, star-lit sky; these are just some of the happy
things that we associate with life in an Indian village.
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But unfortunately, that feeling is slowly waning. Poverty, lack of education, lack of sanitation, The Time
etc are the first associations that the media paints about Indian villages for our benefit.

Here's a little fact: Gaons aren't a bad place to live. In fact, some of them are way better than
any metro. And these exemplary examples prove just that.

1. Mawlynnong - Asia's cleanest village

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Mawlynnong, a small village in Meghalaya, was awarded the prestigious tag of 'Cleanest Village Someone Who Loves Reading Is
in Asia' in 2003 by Discover India Magazine. Located at about 90 kms from Shillong, the village Richest Person In The World
offers a sky walk for you to take in the beauty as you explore it. According to visitors, you
cannot find a single cigarette butt/plastic bag lying around there.

Source: Flickr

2. Punsari - The village with WiFi, CCTVs, AC classrooms

and more
Punsari, located in Gujarat, puts most metros to shame. Funded by the Indian government and
the village's own funding model, Punsari is no NRI-blessed zone. The village also boasts of a 14 Baba Ramdev Avatars That’ll
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mini-bus commute system and various other facilities. Believe it.

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Source: Dainik Bhaskar

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3. Hiware Bazar - The village of 60 millionaires
Hiware Bazar, located in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, has transformed from being
a place fraught with issues to being possibly the richest village in India. The sole reason for this
fairy-tale change is one man called Popatrao Pawar. He banned all addictive substances to
minimize expense and encouraged the villagers to invest in rain-water harvesting, milch cattle,
etc.
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There are a record 60 millionaires in the village and barely any poor. From 168 Below Poverty
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Line families in 1995, Hiware Bazar now has just three. The villagers continue to strive to see a
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day when not one person is poor.

Source: Hiware Bazar

4. Dharnai - First fully solar-powered village

Dharnai, a village in Bihar, beat 30 years of darkness by developing its own solar-powered
system for electricity. With the aid of Greenpeace, Dharnai declared itself an enery-
independent village in July. Students no long need to limit their studies to the day time, women
no longer limit themselves to stepping out in the day in this village of 2400 residents. Now if
only cities could do the same, right?
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Source: Greenpeace

5. Chappar - A village that distributes sweets when a girl is

born
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Chappar village in Haryana has a woman Sarpanch. But Neelam is no ordinary Sarpanch. She The Time
made it her life's mission to change the attitude of the villagers towards women, and she
succeeded. Not only do the women of the village not wear the ghunghat anymore, but despite
Haryana being the state with the lowest girls ratio (an abysmal 877) in this village every
newborn, regardless of his/her sex, is welcomed into the world with sweets and festivities.

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Source: Youth Connect Mag

6. Korkrebellur - A village that really loves its birds

Korkrebellur, a small village in Karnataka, believes in the conservation of nature. While most
other villages consider birds a nuisance because they harm crops, Kokrebellur boasts of rare
species of birds that fly around and don't even mind humans much. The villagers treat their
winged compatriots as family and have even created an area for wounded birds to rest and heal.
Wonderful, isn't it?
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7. Ballia - The village that beat arsenic poisoning

with an indigenous method
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Ballia village of Uttar Pradesh had an itchy problem to deal with. The water that the villagers The Time
were drinking contained arsenic, which causes serious skin problems and even physical
deformation. What is arsenic, you ask? A harmless element on its own, but when combined with
oxygen or water, it turns toxic.

Ironically, the village faced the problem after the government introduced many hand-pumps in
the area for easy water access. The level at which the hand-pumps were dug led to excessive
interaction between arsenic and water. When the villagers realised what had happened, instead
of waiting for the government to act on it, they (physically) fixed their old wells and went back This Amazing Video Shows Exac
to an older, safer time. The best part? Even 95-year-old Dhanikram Verma joined in. Someone Who Loves Reading Is
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Source: India Water Portal

8. Pothanikkad - The village with a 100% literacy rate

Unsurprisingly in Kerala, Pothanikkad village was the first in the country to achieve a 100%
literacy rate. Not only does the village boast of city-standard high-schools, but it also has
primary schools and private schools. Guess the number of people the village has educated? 14 Baba Ramdev Avatars That’ll
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Well, according to the 2001 census there are 17563 residents living in the village. The best part
is that it answers the question.
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Source: Deokothamangalam

9. Bekkinakeri - The village that rid itself of open defecation

by 'greeting' lota -bearers
Bekkinakeri village in Karnataka has redefined the point of wishing someone a 'Good morning'.
Frustrated with the practice of open defecation, the village council attempted to curb it by This Amazing Video Shows Exac
requesting people to not do so. When that didn't work, they stationed themselves early Someone Who Loves Reading Is
morning near 'popular' defecation sites and wished every perpetrator a very good morning. The Richest Person In The World
trick worked! Too embarrassed to go on with their business, the openly defecating population
has now stopped the practice completely.

Source: World Bank

10. Shani Shingnapur - A village so safe that people don't

need doors
Shani Shingnapur, located in Maharashtra, is a village that defies every newspaper report you
have ever read. Touted as the safest village in India, this place is known for its lack of doors to
houses. Not just that, there is no police station in the village. And no, we are not making this up.
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By the way, Shani Shingnapur has 'broken' another interesting record. The village has the Seriously Blow Your Mind
country's first lockless bank branch (UCO bank) now.

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Source: Woman Planet The Time

Time to pack your bags for that cross-country village trip?

If you know about more such villages, and/or have visited them, please do write in.

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Anirvachan S Vasan · Follow · KRMMC, Adyar, Chennai
You guys should highlight Kathewadi. A village that went from a place of drug addicts
to a model village where shops dont have locks or shopkeepers. People walk into
shops, take what they need and put the money in a box (and take back correct
change)

Since this is the top comment at the moment, here is the youtube video of Kathewadi
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmBTofRDjcM Thanks to all of you for
supporting this amazing village
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I think this is another really awesome article which refreshingly highlights the positive
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side of India and its villages. It's good to see that ScoopWhoop churns out such great
articles to counter articles that inevitably highlight India and Indians in a negative
way. We need a lot of positive energy as a nation to continue on the developmental
journey we have already started recently. :)
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Durga M Sengupta · Follow · Top commenter · Staff writer at

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I really appreciate the comment. Aiming to give you more such content :)
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Giridhara Avadhani · Sambhram Institute of Technology
Check this link too.. The Time
http://www.sanskritimagazine.com/culture/the-two-sanskriti-speaking-vedic-villages-
in-modern-india/
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Blessy Bobin · Works at Hindustan Times

Fascinating stuff. Well done Durga M Sengupta
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Shivani Meena · Follow · Jodhpur City, Rajasthan, India · 266 followers
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Great...:-D..really guys u did a great job.from #scoopwhoop..I Fall in love with
india.again and again...:-)
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