With the increase in televisions in rural Punjab, the Bazigars traditional occupation in under threat.

Fields of mustard present a colourful sight all over rural Punjab.

On the other hand, rural Haryana (5.7%) and rural Punjab (2.4%) compare well with middle-income countries.

In rural areas the level of cost recovery often is even lower than in urban areas and was estimated at only 20% in rural Punjab.

Prabjyot Kaur lives a traditional and conservative lifestyle in rural Punjab along with her parents, and grandparents.

Like like many young men of rural Punjab, he too joined the army, and served a cavalry regiment for a few years.

The Mochi in rural Punjab is still dependent on the local landlord, who acts as patron.

This movie belongs to a different genre and represents a culture which is so much part of the rural Punjab (Pakistan).

Government officials said today that central rule was needed because the extremists had begun setting up virtual "parallel governments" in much of rural Punjab.

There is a small community from rural Punjab, whose members graduated from odd jobs to later become successful businessmen.