The narrow, gravelly road leading to Ranavade village has a surprise at the end: clean streets, well-planned houses and colourful rangolis greet you inside the village. Located about 120km from Mumbai, this village in Raigad district is an oddity in modern India. Nobody here takes a loan from a bank or a moneylender, nor do they go to court. And they even vote for the same person.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/village-shows-power-collective-effort
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/shriya-bubna
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/week-kochi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/community-groups
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/raigad