The financial crisis required both sisters to discontinue schooling and look for jobs to support their mother. They rose above all odds to meet the challenge!
While education, sports and fine arts are all directed towards helping a child's growth and development an NGO in Mumbai, Toybank, is working towards empowering under-privileged children through play-time!
We have come to meet her, because she is all of 23. If a working mahila pradhan is still unusual in these parts, then a 23-year-old mahila pradhan calls for a downright celebration.
From an impoverished homemaker to a successful farmer and trusted counselor for many women in the area, the story of Sangita Mhatre of Mande is an inspiring tale of how women in rural India can take charge of their destiny given the slightest of opportunities. Shreeya Bhagwat takes a closer look.