This Sarpanch Is Going Viral On Instagram And Panchayat May Be The Reason
A sarpanch exhibiting the work he has done for the community has earned him millions of views on Instagram. Ravi Sarpanch, a low-key account on Instagram, regularly shares reels of the development he's brought to a village named Jhanda Khurd Village in Punjab's Sardulgarh. The reels follow a similar pattern, showing before vs after the job is done. From fixing roads to tidying up dirty streets to clearing trash to making a maidan look accessible, Ravi Sarpanch is doing his job right, and it shows in whatever content he has shared with his followers.
Sarpanch
Sarpanch or Pradhan is the elected head of a village, who runs the local-level governing body called the Gram Panchayat. He or she is tasked with governing the village. They oversee the development of the village, work in tandem with the administration, and ensure community welfare by hearing out and resolving the day-to-day issues that may arise.
Panchayat Effect?
TVF's blockbuster series Panchayat which recently premiered its fourth season on Amazon, has tugged at the heartstrings of Indian viewers who have found an escape from their chaotic lives and found peace in the quaint and fictional village of Phulera. The show stars Jitendra Kumar, Neena Gupta, Raghubir Yadav, Faisal Malik, and Chandan Roy in the lead. Panchayat takes you on a journey of everyday issues – small and big – faced by the villagers and the path it takes to solve those problems. Broken roads, electricity cuts, non-allotment of houses under the government scheme, to name a few.
Ravi, a sarpanch possibly inspired by the show, uses the Panchayat title track as the background score for all his reels, showcasing the development work he has done for his community in his village.
Viral Reels
From the looks of it, the Instagram account is run by the Sarpanch's son. Although only a handful of reels showing the village's development exist on the page, the videos have managed to generate millions of views.
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Social Media Reactions
The reels posted by Ravi Sarpanch have been picked up by the algorithm lords of Instagram, enabling them to reach millions of viewers who have come to the comments section to appreciate the man doing the work for his community. The words of praise are often laced with a pinch of humour.
'We got kaam krne wala sarpanch before GTA 6," wrote one user.
'Har gao ka sarpanch agar aisa kaam kare to kya hi baat hai par koi karta nahi."
'Hamara neta kaisa ho ravi bhai jaisa ho."
'Bro is building next capital of India."
'Aisa sarpanch mujhe apne gaon me chahiye."
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