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How a tiny village became India's YouTube capital

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In Tulsi, a village in central India, social media has sparked an economic and social revolution. It's a microcosm of YouTube's effect on the world. As villagers head into the fields of Tulsi, a village outside Raipur in central India, on a muggy September morning, 32-year-old YouTuber Jai Varma asks a group of women to join him for his latest video. They gather around him – adjusting their sarees and sharing a quick word and a smile.

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How a tiny village became India's YouTube capital

In Tulsi, a village in central India, social media has sparked an economic and social revolution. It's a microcosm of YouTube's effect on the world.

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Tulsi village becomes the youtuber capital of India: 1 in 4 inhabitants is content creator

A village in India becomes the capital of youtubers. Out of 4 thousand inhabitants, more than a thousand make content for Youtube. YouTube has brought investment in infrastructure and education to the village. Youtube turned 20 this month. Youtube has over 2.5 billion users per month. A village in India has become the national capital of Youtubers. In Tulsi, a village in central India, one in four residents is a YouTube creator. How YouTube tran…

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