A young couple’s return to their native village after a love marriage has sparked a full-scale social boycott by the local panchayat, reigniting the debate over intra-village marriages in rural Punjab. The couple, Taranjeet Singh and Dilpreet Kaur, who grew up across the lane from each other in Galwatti village near Nabha, had eloped and … Read more
Village sharing Pakistan border go standstill with Rain aftereffects. This is village Simbal Sakol in Pathankot District near Bamiyal. The entire village’s livelihood comes to a complete standstill whenever it rains, even on the Pakistani side. What could be more distressing is that even the lightest rain puts the whole village in a flood-like situation … Read more
एम4पीन्यूज। क्या आपने कभी किसी ऐसी जगह के बारे में सुना है, जहां का बच्चा-बच्चा संस्कृत में बात करता हो? जहां एक तरफ़ भारत के लोग संस्कृत को पीछे छोड़ते जा रहा है, वहां कर्नाटक के शिमोंग ज़िले स्थित मत्तूर गांव संस्कृत रोज़मर्रा की ज़बान है. भारत में केंद्रीय विद्यालयों में संस्कृत या जर्मन पढ़ाए … Read more