REAL STORIES FROM INDIA
Considered as the safest Indian village, none of the houses in Shani
Shingnapur in Maharashtra has front door panels. This village that has
no police station also has the nation’s first lock-less bank branch of
UCO Bank.
Kodinhi in Kerala is unique for the unusual number of twins born in
the village. The village has a twinning rate-45 in every 1000
births-that is a whopping 700% higher than the global average. It’s
assumed that this phenomenon which has been persistent for the past
three generations is just a natural anomaly.
Situated in Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra, Hiware Bazar boasts
of an incredible 60 millionaires and a virtual absence of poverty. The
village’s turning point came in 1990 when Mr. Popatrao Pawar was elected
as the sarpanch. In addition to putting a ban on all addictive
substances to minimize the expenses he also inspired the community to
invest in cattle farming and harvesting rain water.
Kathewadi’s not too distant past had 70% of its population being
alcoholic. But that has now come down to zero percent and the
transformation is attributed to the adoption of the village in 2008 by
the Art of Living Foundation. The Maharashtran village also has a system
of donation-box scheme that allows them to run shops without
shopkeepers. The money thus amassed as also the money saved from
alcoholism helped the villagers build toilets for all the 110
households. View this in the context of no toilets per se existing
before that and you know that the transformation is indeed commendable.
While houses are constructed in Shetphal village of Maharashtra, they
take in to consideration not just the human inhabitants but also
snakes. More precisely cobra. For the houses in the village have spaces
specially built where a live cobra can come and rest. Despite this
unusual co-existence over the years, no incident of snakebite has ever
been reported from the village.
24 hour wi-fi connection, an independent bus service, CCTV camera in
the primary school, clean drinking water at just R.s 4/ 20 litre can,
accident cover of Rs. 1 Lakh…the residents of Punsari enjoy what many
urbanites only long for. And all this is brought about not by magic but
by the optimal use of government schemes.
Pothanikkad in Kerala has 17, 563 residents(as per the 2011 sensex)
all of whom are literate-a envious claim that puts many villages to
shame.
For over 30 years this village in Bihar has been self-sufficient in
terms of power, developing its own electricity using solar-panels. This
is especially significant considering the fact that Bihar is one of the
poorest states in India.
The villagers themselves clean Maylynnong, situated some 90 km from
Shillonng. Discover India Magazine declared the village as the cleanest
Indian village in 2003 as recognition of the villagers’ efforts.
In a country where the female infanticide is still practised, the
Chappar village in Haryana writes a unique story by the whole village
celebrating and distributing sweets whenever a girl child is born. Also,
the women of the village no more wear the ghunghat(the traditional
headscarf).
Though the logical thinking may be that a village where crops are
harvested would consider birds as a nuisance and so would try their best
to keep them at bay, Korkrebellur in Karnataka defies that logic. The
villagers are so fond of the avian creatures that they have created an
exclusive area in the village just for the birds.
These unique Indian villages, aside from being stand-outs, may also be reminders of the perennial human fascination for the singular, the one which is unlike any other. It’s ironic that the obsession with ‘being unique’ is promulgated a lot in urban centres while many of our villages are unique in their own ways.
Also see: Weirdest World Records Set By Indians
The fascination that India once had for its villages is waning.
Mostly due to the fact that jobs creation is concentrated in cities
where people have to migrate to. However, there’s an unspoken
understanding among many that the best mode of progress for the nation
may still be developing villages rather than intense urbanization. That
being said, here are some unique Indian village
shani signapur- No doors on houses, no police station
Source: womenpla.net
Considered as the safest Indian village, none of the houses in Shani
Shingnapur in Maharashtra has front door panels. This village that has
no police station also has the nation’s first lock-less bank branch of
UCO Bank.
2. Kodinhi – The ‘Twin Town’
Source: Niklas Halfe
Kodinhi in Kerala is unique for the unusual number of twins born in
the village. The village has a twinning rate-45 in every 1000
births-that is a whopping 700% higher than the global average. It’s
assumed that this phenomenon which has been persistent for the past
three generations is just a natural anomaly.
3. Hiware Bazar- The Millionaires’ Village
Source: social.yourstory.com
Situated in Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra, Hiware Bazar boasts
of an incredible 60 millionaires and a virtual absence of poverty. The
village’s turning point came in 1990 when Mr. Popatrao Pawar was elected
as the sarpanch. In addition to putting a ban on all addictive
substances to minimize the expenses he also inspired the community to
invest in cattle farming and harvesting rain water.
4. Kathewadi-From an alcoholic village to a model village
Source: youtube.com
Kathewadi’s not too distant past had 70% of its population being
alcoholic. But that has now come down to zero percent and the
transformation is attributed to the adoption of the village in 2008 by
the Art of Living Foundation. The Maharashtran village also has a system
of donation-box scheme that allows them to run shops without
shopkeepers. The money thus amassed as also the money saved from
alcoholism helped the villagers build toilets for all the 110
households. View this in the context of no toilets per se existing
before that and you know that the transformation is indeed commendable.
5. Shetphal- Snake Village
Source: manoramaonline.com
While houses are constructed in Shetphal village of Maharashtra, they
take in to consideration not just the human inhabitants but also
snakes. More precisely cobra. For the houses in the village have spaces
specially built where a live cobra can come and rest. Despite this
unusual co-existence over the years, no incident of snakebite has ever
been reported from the village.
6. Punsari- The village that’s practically urban
Source: indiatimes.com
24 hour wi-fi connection, an independent bus service, CCTV camera in
the primary school, clean drinking water at just R.s 4/ 20 litre can,
accident cover of Rs. 1 Lakh…the residents of Punsari enjoy what many
urbanites only long for. And all this is brought about not by magic but
by the optimal use of government schemes.
7. Pothanikkad- The first Indian village with 100% literacy
Source: vegmomos.com
Pothanikkad in Kerala has 17, 563 residents(as per the 2011 sensex)
all of whom are literate-a envious claim that puts many villages to
shame.
8. Dharnai-The village completely powered by solar power
Source: greenpeaceblogs.org
For over 30 years this village in Bihar has been self-sufficient in
terms of power, developing its own electricity using solar-panels. This
is especially significant considering the fact that Bihar is one of the
poorest states in India.
9. Mawlynnong- The cleanest village of Asia
Source: mawlinnong.ontrip.in
The villagers themselves clean Maylynnong, situated some 90 km from
Shillonng. Discover India Magazine declared the village as the cleanest
Indian village in 2003 as recognition of the villagers’ efforts.
10. Chappar- The pro female village
Source: achhikhabre.com
In a country where the female infanticide is still practised, the
Chappar village in Haryana writes a unique story by the whole village
celebrating and distributing sweets whenever a girl child is born. Also,
the women of the village no more wear the ghunghat(the traditional
headscarf).
11. Korkrebellur- The bird lovers’ village
Source: pakshigiri.blogspot.com
Though the logical thinking may be that a village where crops are
harvested would consider birds as a nuisance and so would try their best
to keep them at bay, Korkrebellur in Karnataka defies that logic. The
villagers are so fond of the avian creatures that they have created an
exclusive area in the village just for the birds.
These unique Indian villages, aside from being stand-outs, may also be reminders of the perennial human fascination for the singular, the one which is unlike any other. It’s ironic that the obsession with ‘being unique’ is promulgated a lot in urban centres while many of our villages are unique in their own ways.
Also see: Weirdest World Records Set By Indians
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