Rani Devi, overcoming societal barriers, transformed from a marginalized daughter-in-law into a pioneering figure in women’s empowerment, leading a successful initiative to promote Direct Sowing of Rice (DSR) and improved farming practices in Bihar.
“Gharki bahu bahar jaegi, anjan logo se milegi, toh log kya kahenge” — these were just a few of the daunting obstacles that Rani Devi, a strong and compassionate woman from the village of Pandpa in block Nardiganj, district Nawada, Bihar, had to overcome on her path to becoming a shining example of women empowerment.
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