Every morning, a nondescript village on the outskirts of Patna reverberates with the drumbeats of women.
Soon after their children and husbands leave for their work, 10 Mahadalit women of Dhibra village finish their daily chores, assemble on a rooftop and rehearse with instruments. Meet the Nari Gunjan Sangam Mahila Band, a one-of-its-kind band in eastern India that breaks social barriers and symbolises a new chapter in women empowerment in a state riddled by caste.
Their one-and-a-half year effort and determination is now paying off. Hardly a day passes by when the all-woman band is not booked for weddings or other occasions.
Read more of this story of determination by Vijay Swaroop published in Hindustan Times...
May be such stories in newspapers reach other rural area too and motivate the woman there.
