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NDTV
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- NDTV
Watch: US Man Shares Experience Of Visiting Indian Village, Says "Best Country"
Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Marvin Achi, a Texas-based resident and content creator, has shared his experience of visiting an Indian village. Posting a series of videos on his official Instagram account, he said he had "the best time and food" in the "best country" he visited. In a separate video, he was seen enjoying Desi food with another Indian content creator, Shiwani, who is popular for showcasing her life in the village. The videos show him enjoying the simple things in village life, such as sleeping on a bed, pumping water, etc. Achi appreciated the peace and tranquillity of village life. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Marvin Achi (@marvinachi) Achi's video showcases the cultural differences between city and village life, highlighting the warmth and simplicity of rural Indian communities. The video of his experience garnered over 7.5 million views and many positive comments, with many appreciating his genuine appreciation for rural India. He expressed his eagerness to return to India and explore city life, particularly in cities like Mumbai and New Delhi. "Thank you India, will miss you! See you soon at 10 million followers. Love you," Achi said. "I am looking forward to 10 million followers when I return to India to get to experience more of the city, like Mumbai or New Delhi." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Marvin Achi (@marvinachi) Social media users praised Achi, with one saying, "Congratulations, wish you a happy life forever, never stop loving each other." "I'm sure you had an amazing trip," the second wrote. "That's awesome looked like a great time," a third said.
Hindustan Times
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Texas man shares why his village experience in India felt more memorable than city life: 'I really enjoyed it'
A Texas resident has captured widespread attention online after sharing his recent experience in India. The video, uploaded on the official Instagram account of Marvin Achi, has already garnered over 7.5 million views in just two days. A visitor from Texas described Indian village life with joy, saying it was more memorable than cities.(Instagram/marvinachi) (Also read: 'Hardly any American in sight': Video of Indians in Frisco store divides internet) In the clip, Achi posed a question to his followers: 'In India, between the city and the village, which did I like the most?' He went on to answer in a candid manner, saying, 'For me, I'm from the city. I live in the city. As you can tell, this is the city of Houston, Texas, and this is where I live, and I'm used to this. So having the experience of the village was really, really nice, and I really enjoyed it.' Embracing rural simplicity Achi described his stay in an Indian village with a sense of delight and humility. 'I slept on the bed. I pumped my water. I enjoyed the food. So I really enjoyed the village,' he explained. He also expressed his eagerness to return to the country and explore bustling metropolitan hubs, adding, 'I am looking forward to 10 million followers when I return to India to get to experience more of the city, like Mumbai or New Delhi.' Take a look here at the clip: The video was accompanied by a simple yet heartfelt caption that read, 'Thank you India.' Internet reacts with love The post has sparked widespread discussion, with users flooding the comments section to share their views. One user wrote, 'This is the most genuine appreciation I've seen for rural India in a long time.' Another remarked, 'So refreshing to see someone enjoy the small things we take for granted.' A third person commented, 'Villages are the true heart of India, glad you experienced it.' 'Most visitors only talk about big cities, but you embraced village life, that's amazing,' said one user. Another added, 'This is the kind of content we need, spreading positivity about rural culture.' 'Can't wait to see your adventures in Mumbai and Delhi,' one viewer said, while another wrote, 'You've shown respect for both worlds, city and village. That balance is inspiring.'
Yomiuri Shimbun
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Children's Dreams to Be on Display at Osaka Expo Photo Exhibition; Two of the Children Featured Survived Noto Earthquake
French photographer Vincent Tremeau will hold an exhibition called 'One Day, I Will' at the United Nations Pavilion at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo from July 2 to 10. The photos feature children, who are facing difficulties due to conflicts or disasters, dressed up as their future selves after achieving their dreams. Two of the children featured lived through the Noto Peninsula Earthquake: second grader So Matsutani, 7, and fourth grader Yuzuki Achi, 9, both from Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture. Matsutani's dream is to become a firefighter. When the earthquake hit, he was at his grandparents' house in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture. 'The glass door and the fish tank near the front door broke, and the room was covered with glass, water and kerosene,' said Matsutani's mother Erika. The family was worried about a tsunami, so they ran to higher ground. Matsutani was barefoot. Landslides and bridge collapses left the area isolated. More than five days passed before they could return to their home in Wajima. Matsutani was inspired by the rescue efforts of firefighters he saw in the days following the earthquake. 'If I become a firefighter, I can protect the people left behind [in the disaster area],' he said. 'I wanna become a strong firefighter.' Achi wants to become a carpenter. 'They work hard all day long, building houses for people,' she said. 'It's so cool.' The sight of damaged houses being rebuilt seems to have left an impact on her. The photo of her dressed as a carpenter, with her favorite pink towel draped around her neck, will be seen by visitors from all over the world. 'It's a little embarrassing,' Achi said. 'But it's also kinda cool.' The exhibition will have 11 panels, featuring children from 10 countries, as well as a video. Tremeau, 40, has been taking photos focusing on the dreams and hopes of children who are facing humanitarian crises for more than 10 years. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the conflict is protracted, many children dream of becoming soldiers. Tremeau said the dreams of children are affected by a society that has been created by adults. He added that he hopes the photo exhibition will be an opportunity for children and adults to talk about their dreams.
31-05-2025
Guatemala court convicts 3 ex-paramilitaries of war crimes for rape and gives them 40-year sentences
GUATEMALA CITY -- More than four decades after Guatemalan soldiers and paramilitaries raped Indigenous women during their efforts to crush an insurgency in the country's 36-year civil war, a court on Friday convicted three men of crimes against humanity in the case and sentenced them to 40 years in prison. Thirty-six women from the Maya Achi Indigenous group came forward in 2011 to seek justice for the abuses they suffered between 1981 and 1985. They came from Rabinal, a small town about 55 miles (88 kms) north of the capital. Six of them testified against the three men convicted Friday. As the all female three judge panel prepared to announce the verdict, several elderly women huddled around a young woman who translated the judges' words from Spanish to Achi. Judge María Eugenia Castellanos, president of the tribunal, said the women had been brave to come on repeated occasions to testify. 'They are crimes of solitude that stigmatize the woman. It is not easy to speak of them,' she said. Judge Marling Mayela González Arrivillaga said there was no doubt about the women's testimony. In 2022, five other paramilitaries – men from the area trained by soldiers to help root out insurgents – were convicted of raping women and sentenced to 30 years in prison. No soldiers have been tried for the acts. Guatemala's civil war pitted the army and police against leftist rebels. It ended with the signing of peace accords in 1996. Of the 36 women who originally came forward, seven have died. The youngest was 19 when she was attacked. Among the women who testified at this trial, was Pedrina Ixpatá. She is 63 now, but was 21 when she said she was assaulted. Félix Tum Ramírez, one of those convicted, had pointed her out to soldiers earlier in the day in the plaza. 'At 9 at night they came to take me (from the house) and took me to a big water tank. They pushed by head in the tank and when I was about to drown, let me out and asked me questions, but I said I didn't know anything,' Ixpatá said. Later, she was taken to a room on the local military base where she said soldiers raped her. 'I couldn't take it. My whole body hurt,' Ixtapá said. She got pregnant, aborted and wasn't able to have children. Tum Ramírez was convicted of raping two women and for signaling four women to be raped by others. The Associated Press typically does not name people who say they have been sexually assaulted unless they come forward publicly, as Ixpatá has done. One of the accused, Pedro Sánchez, told the court Friday before the ruling was handed down that he was not involved. He was convicted of raping two women. 'I am innocent of what they are accusing us, I don't know any of these women,' Sánchez testified before the verdict. Simeón Enríquez Gómez, the third paramilitary, was also convicted of raping two of the women. Anthropologist Aura Cumes, who testified as a forensic expert during the trial, said women suffered differently in the war than men did. 'Sexual violence was a planned and deliberate method,' she said. 'It was effective for the army's goals insomuch as these brutal acts on women had the effect of causing mistrust, of destroying healthy relationships between women and men, of splitting the family unit and destroying the community social fabric.' Another woman testified in closed session that she had been washing clothes in the river when paramilitaries and soldiers forced her inside and told her to strip. She was raped first by paramilitaries and then by soldiers. Through an interpreter, she explained that they took her husband that day and she never saw him again. She was four months pregnant at the time. The Guatemalan Commission for Historical Clarification established by the United Nations to investigate human rights violations during the civil war, documented 1,465 cases of rape during the conflict. In 89% of the cases, the women were Indigenous Maya, according to the report.
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Guatemala court convicts 3 ex-paramilitaries of war crimes for rape and gives them 40-year sentences
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — More than four decades after Guatemalan soldiers and paramilitaries raped Indigenous women during their efforts to crush an insurgency in the country's 36-year civil war, a court on Friday convicted three men of crimes against humanity in the case and sentenced them to 40 years in prison. Thirty-six women from the Maya Achi Indigenous group came forward in 2011 to seek justice for the abuses they suffered between 1981 and 1985. They came from Rabinal, a small town about 55 miles (88 kms) north of the capital. Six of them testified against the three men convicted Friday. As the all female three judge panel prepared to announce the verdict, several elderly women huddled around a young woman who translated the judges' words from Spanish to Achi. Judge María Eugenia Castellanos, president of the tribunal, said the women had been brave to come on repeated occasions to testify. 'They are crimes of solitude that stigmatize the woman. It is not easy to speak of them,' she said. Judge Marling Mayela González Arrivillaga said there was no doubt about the women's testimony. In 2022, five other paramilitaries – men from the area trained by soldiers to help root out insurgents – were convicted of raping women and sentenced to 30 years in prison. No soldiers have been tried for the acts. Guatemala's civil war pitted the army and police against leftist rebels. It ended with the signing of peace accords in 1996. Of the 36 women who originally came forward, seven have died. The youngest was 19 when she was attacked. Among the women who testified at this trial, was Pedrina Ixpatá. She is 63 now, but was 21 when she said she was assaulted. Félix Tum Ramírez, one of those convicted, had pointed her out to soldiers earlier in the day in the plaza. 'At 9 at night they came to take me (from the house) and took me to a big water tank. They pushed by head in the tank and when I was about to drown, let me out and asked me questions, but I said I didn't know anything,' Ixpatá said. Later, she was taken to a room on the local military base where she said soldiers raped her. 'I couldn't take it. My whole body hurt,' Ixtapá said. She got pregnant, aborted and wasn't able to have children. Tum Ramírez was convicted of raping two women and for signaling four women to be raped by others. The Associated Press typically does not name people who say they have been sexually assaulted unless they come forward publicly, as Ixpatá has done. One of the accused, Pedro Sánchez, told the court Friday before the ruling was handed down that he was not involved. He was convicted of raping two women. 'I am innocent of what they are accusing us, I don't know any of these women,' Sánchez testified before the verdict. Simeón Enríquez Gómez, the third paramilitary, was also convicted of raping two of the women. Anthropologist Aura Cumes, who testified as a forensic expert during the trial, said women suffered differently in the war than men did. 'Sexual violence was a planned and deliberate method,' she said. 'It was effective for the army's goals insomuch as these brutal acts on women had the effect of causing mistrust, of destroying healthy relationships between women and men, of splitting the family unit and destroying the community social fabric.' Another woman testified in closed session that she had been washing clothes in the river when paramilitaries and soldiers forced her inside and told her to strip. She was raped first by paramilitaries and then by soldiers. Through an interpreter, she explained that they took her husband that day and she never saw him again. She was four months pregnant at the time. The Guatemalan Commission for Historical Clarification established by the United Nations to investigate human rights violations during the civil war, documented 1,465 cases of rape during the conflict. In 89% of the cases, the women were Indigenous Maya, according to the report.
