And the condition too is as far apart. Most houses have mud roofs because the material required has to be carried manually or on the backs of horses. Even daily necessities have to be brought the same way. The lone ration depot here has no kerosene to sell. So most villagers use dinah or torch light made of pine-tree branches.
Children too study by pine light in the schools.
The country has been independent so long. But we never realised it, Master Karnail Singh, a resident, said. The dark age in the village has, however, failed to affect the relations between Hindus and Muslims. But unlike good relations, water is woefully short in the village. The Public Health Engineering department has, of course, installed six taps, but water is still rarely available.