India, Aug. 9 -- After Bhilar village in Satara district was declared Maharashtra's first 'village of books', it is now the turn of Gorhe Budruk located in Haveli taluka of Pune district to become the state's first-ever 'village of caricatures'.

Borrowing a leaf from Bhilar's transformation, the Gram Panchayat of Gorhe Budruk has approved a resolution to develop the village into a dedicated space for caricature art. The resolution was officially signed by gram sevak S P Dhotre, deputy sarpanch Sushant Khirid, and sarpanch Sharda Khirid. The proposal was submitted by Dhanraj Garad of the Yuva Social Foundation, and received the villagers' full support during the Gram Sabha meeting held last month. Whereas work on the project will soon beg...