Before the installation of solar panels, darkness loomed over the village of Dharnai for 30 years.
30 years ago, the remote village of Dharnai in Bihar was submerged in total darkness after a transformer in their electricity supply line burnt down.
Children would study with the aid of kerosene lamps. All daily chores were conducted by fire light instead of electricity for a very difficult three decades.
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One resident had a personal solar panel installed in his house, and he got in touch with an organisation to have them installed throughout the village.
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As Dharnai lights up, Bollywood artists Vinay Pathak, Sanjay Mishra, Shekhar Suman, and other celebrities are urging people to adopt sustainable, renewable energy.
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