Some Amazing Villages In India Having Unique Traditions

*-- In India it is the responsibility of the bride, if she wants to live happy life with the groom, to bring hefty dowry, otherwise she will have to face horrific problems. But the story of a village 'Thanda Mangal' (Warangle district) in the southern state Andhra Pradesh, is amazing. Here though huge dowry is demanded from the bride, but to bring an old tube of a truck is necessary. Because the village Mangal Thanda Lambada is surrounded by a stream and the land passage is so bad that they have to cross the stream with the help of the tube, if they have to go to another village, five km away for buying daily food items or other necessities of life. Even the school-going boys have to go to school through the stream by swimming on tube. The tyre tube is a necessity of life for the residents of this village. There is no other way to go out of the village by any four wheel vehicle. The tube is the most valuable thing in their lives and they value it like a car. *-- It is unbelievable though but it is a fact that population in a village "Jatoon Ka Khaira" in western state Rajasthan of India has not increased for the last 45 years. In 1971 its population was composed of 292 individuals and it is 296 today. Though there had been ups and down in the number of population but that were negligible. The decision about the family planning was a thoughtful one and the elder of the village directed the people to follow the family planning and do not give birth to more than two kids and the residents of village strictly followed the instruction and directives of the 'Surpunj'. But, their this successful effort has not been acknowledged by the department and these poor people live the same miserable life as before. Their population in 1981 consisted of 274 individuals and in 1991 was 269 and since 2001 it is 296.

*-- Sialia village in Odisha's (Kengrapara district) of India has houses without doors and windows as the residents of the village believe in the power of Goddess Kharakai Thakurani to protect them from harm.

No theft or burglary has been reported from the village for years, however, other take place, police said. The villagers believe that if anybody tried to fix the door, he suffered some trouble. Another village in the same area also has the same traditions. There is a grave of a Muslim Saint "Dadal Malik". The residents of this village also believe that the soul of the the saint protects them. Once some theives tried to break into a home for theft, the people say they immediately suffered from strange diseases. However, some people do think that is not correct and they do not agree to their belief. The people of the village do not report thefts and hence high light the village as peaceful and attract tourists to visit this unique vilage that increases the income of the people. The visitors of the village include from film actresses to politicians. These inclided Shelpa Sethi accompanied by her husband and the former chief minister of Bihar Lalu Parshad Yadev. *-- To run a radio station in any country without the permission of the government is illegal, so the FM radio station established in the Mansoorpur village of state Bihar (India) had been broadcasting its broadcasts within the radius of 20 km. It is noteworthy that this was the first private radio station run in any village of India.

The young electrician Raghav was everything for the station and his childhood friend Sambho had also been cooperating him in running the FM radio station. The transmission equipment cost Raghav Rs 50 or nearly half a dollar, so it was the cheapest radio station of the world. Raghave has a small electronics shop and he ran the station from his shop. In he morning the villagers tuned up their transistors to the Mansoorpur station and a young confident voice used to float up the radio waves," Good Morning Welcome to Raghav's FM Mansoorpur 1, now listen to your favourite songs." announces anchor and friend of Raghav's, Sambhu into sellotape=plastered microphone surrounded by racks of local music tapes. The radio station used to broadcast the messages of public interests, opening of some new shop, prices of items and announcement about missing children. The radio station was so loved and liked by the people that when Rakhav came to know it was illegal, he shut it down. But people flocked the hut of Raghav to restart it. Raghave became popular in the area. But, after all, the court ordered to shut it down and Raghav immediately closed it. Many people requested him to help in setting up such a station but Raghav kept silent as he thought some may misuese it.