Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States and the longest-lived president in US history, died at 100 in Georgia. However, his legacy goes beyond American shores, all the way to a small village in Haryana, India. The village, formerly known as Daulatpur Nasirabad, was renamed "Carterpuri" after Carter's visit in 1978.

Jimmy Carter, the 39th US President, who passed away at 100, had strong connections with India. His 1978 visit led to a Haryana village being renamed 'Carterpuri'. Carter praised Indian democracy and signed the Delhi Declaration,

Jimmy Carter's presidency improved the India-US relations that were marred by his predecessor, Richard Nixon's tilt towards Pakistan during the 1971 war