Though the lure of riches and temptations for a good life have been alluring, the tiny village of Babhurdi Ghumat in Ahmadnagar district, which has a population of merely 3,000 residents and does not even have a high school, is set to emerge on the global map as an educational hub because of the selfless people who reside here.

Noble cause: Villagers of Babhurdi Ghumat village in front of the existing sub-centre of the University of Pune in Ahmadnagar. Pic/Zang Aier