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In this special series, we bring you stories from across the country on how the Internet has reached rural India and is now transforming lives.

EMAIL ON WHEELS: The bus is fitted with a Wi-Fi box and is a source of help to artists in villages.

EMAIL ON WHEELS: The bus is fitted with a Wi-Fi box and is a source of help to artists in villages.

Orissa villages go Wi-Fi, have an e-postman Video

In Orissa, a state transport bus service is contributing to Internet connectivity. A kiosk in Raghurajpur village is equipped with a Wi-Fi antenna and computers. When the Wi-Fi enabled bus passes through Raghurajpur, it picks up the emails of the villagers and delivers it to a nearby town with Internet connectivity. 

11-09-2007

INDIA'S CYBER VILLAGES: In most small towns, people are first introduced to the Internet by the cyber cafe owner.

Everyone's caught in the Net in this Rajasthan town Video

It’s the cyber cafe owner who introduces people to Internet in small towns.

10-09-2007

TRAVEL TO TEACH: Pravin travels to villages holding chaupals and introducing other farmers to the Internet.

Meet Pravin Deshmukh, Vidarbha's net-savvy farmer Video

Pravin Deshmukh surfed the net to find a way out of the debt trap.

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