In the web series Panchayat, Abhishek Tripathi, a young engineering graduate, takes a government job as secretary of the village panchayat of Phulera. His “only goal is to clear the CAT exam and get out of Phulera,” The Quint wrote. The CAT is the entrance exam for business schools. In the fifth episode of the first season he speaks of how lonely he feels in the village.
By the third season the villagers see him as “their very own Sachivji,” The Tribune wrote. A review of the fourth season describes “his growing love for Phulera.”