Grief and nostalgia in India's 'Jimmy Carter village'

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Carterpuri, or the "village of Carter", was abruptly renamed from Daulatpur Nasirabad after an hour-long visit by the late US president Jimmy Carter in 1978. The renaming was suggested by India's then-prime minister Morarji Desai, who accompanied Carter on the visit to the small hamlet, some 30 kilometres (20 miles) from New Delhi. As news of Jimmy Carter's death reached the village, residents paid their respects by hosting a condolence meeting.

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00:00We want to keep the name of your village as Kartarpuri.

00:29At that time, Mr. Carter said that now I want to adopt this village.

00:59The news came on TV, and after that, the people of the village sat here and chatted.

01:21We also held a Sardar Anjali Sabha here.

01:25After the Sardar Anjali Sabha, we gave Khichdi and Pagdi to Mr. Carter's son.

01:36We have deposited it in the Embassy to send it there.

01:40From the whole village.

01:51After the Sardar Anjali Sabha, we have deposited it in the Embassy to send it there.

02:02All the villagers gathered here for two minutes.

02:06They are very saddened by the death of Mr. Carter.

02:11Because all the villagers know him as Jimmy Carter.

02:14Everyone thinks that he is from our village.

02:17No one thinks that he is from America.

02:20Everyone still thinks that Jimmy Carter is from Kartarpuri.

02:23That's why everyone still thinks that he is a member of our village.

02:31That's why everyone still thinks that he is a member of our village.

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