Overview

• In late July in Jawasiya village of Mandsaur district, Ambala Prajapat danced in his best friend Sohanlal Jain’s funeral procession to honor a letter written in January 2021 requesting a celebratory farewell.
• A hired band party played melancholic drums as Prajapat moved alongside the bier carrying Jain’s body to the cremation ground.
• The video of the funeral dance surfaced online on July 31 and by August 2 had been widely shared across social media platforms.
• Thousands of viewers reacted with emotional tributes, praising the rare display of deep friendship and promise-keeping.
• Jain’s son, Mukesh, said the family was grateful that his father’s final wish was honored exactly as he had requested.