Misguided modernity in Madhesh

Change in consumption patterns is partly attributable to higher income due to remittance.

Suga village in Mahottari district has lost much of its rural ambience. Idling villagers no longer question occasional visitors about the purpose and duration of their stay. Fewer cows graze in the fields, lesser goats are seen around, buffaloes wallowing in the mud are hard to find, and bullocks tethered in the front yard munching hay from a wooden tray are all gone.