India, June 5 -- Remember the early days of streaming shows in India? When the term web series had not even been invented. Those were the times when platforms did not exist, and shows largely streamed for free on YouTube. The idea was simple - tell niche, rooted, relatable stories that cannot find a space on the big screen. That is how Indian streaming began before the big stars and bigger shows co-opted it. But despite the proliferation of India's web shows, a few titles have managed to keep the OG dream alive. And nothing exemplifies that quite like Panchayat, the flag-bearer of Indian streaming's relatability and rootedness. As the show is set to return for a season 4 (no mean feat in the Indian setting), we look at why Panchayat is im...