America’s 39th President Jimmy Carter died on Sunday at the age of 100. He was the oldest living American President to date. Carter died at his home in Georgia. He was suffering from skin cancer (melanoma) for a long time. The disease had also spread to his liver and brain. He had stopped treatment and was under care at home.
Former US President Jimmy Carter also has deep relations with India. He was also the third US President to visit India. You will be surprised to know that a village in Haryana has been named after him. This village is known as ‘Carterpuri’. Let’s know its whole story
Came to India after emergency
Jimmy Carter was considered a true friend of India. That was after the Emergency and in 1977, the Janata Party won and Morarji Desai was made the Prime Minister. After the end of the Emergency, Jimmy Carter visited India during the government of Morarji Desai. On January 2, 1978, Carter also addressed the Indian Parliament, where he strongly raised his voice against the dictatorial regime.
visited this village visited
According to the Carter Center, on January 3, 1978, Jimmy Carter and the then First Lady Rosalynn Carter visited Daulatpur-Naseerabad village in Haryana. Which is located about an hour away from New Delhi. The people there gave him a grand welcome and presented him local gifts. The journey was so successful that the residents of the village renamed the area ‘Carterpuri’. After this, the village maintained contact with the White House during the tenure of President Carter. When President Carter received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002, there was a celebration in this village as well.
Mother also has connection with this village
Jimmy Carter’s mother Lillian worked in this village during the 1960s, visiting it frequently. Jimmy Carter was the third US President to visit India and the only one who had a personal connection with India. His mother, Lillian, served as a health volunteer in India with the Peace Corps in the late 1960s.
Former US President Carter served a term from 1977 to 1981 on behalf of the Democrat Party. Carter did many extraordinary things even after his presidency. For this he was given the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
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