Joanna
Steven L. Robinson wrote:
>Indian Villages For Sale
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>by Devinder Sharma
> February 12, 2006
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>Harkishanpura is a non-descript village in Bathinda district of Punjab in
>northwestern India. It suddenly made its way into news when in an
>unprecedented move the village panchayat announced that the village was up
>for sale. That was in Jan 2001. Since than five more villages in Punjab - in
>the midst of the food bowl of the country - are awaiting auction.
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