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http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/06/17/india.village.name/index.html

(CNN) — Residents of a remote village in northern India have few connections to the outside world. They live in mud dwellings with thatched roofs. Electricity is available just two hours a day. And a computer — well, what’s that?

Yet, this week Shiv Nagar, named after the Hindu god Shiva, became SnapDeal.com Nagar (nagar means town), after India’s answer to Groupon, the online coupon giant.