Marora: A village in Haryana with a little-known Donald Trump connection

Though they may not know who Donald Trump is or why their village is named after him, the US president is a godsend for the residents of Haryana's Marora. Manavi Kapur finds out why

“Good morning, ma’am,” a young woman says with unusual confidence. Her bold voice and the fact that she can speak in English are a welcome anomaly in Mewat, one of Haryana’s most backward districts when it comes to literacy, especially female literacy. But 19-year-old Arti Devi’s verbal skills are only a part of what makes the tiny village of Marora stand out. Once a non-descript village in one of the several rural clusters along the Sohna Road, Marora is now known as the “Trump Village”, named, curiously enough, after US President Donald Trump.

Unlike the swanky Trump Tower buildings in