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Women Achievers from Bihar

April 15, 2009 in Archana Sharma, Bandana Priyadarshi, Bihari Talent, Bihari Young Turks, Bihari Youth Icon, Newsmaker from Bihar, Social Service, Women achiever from Bihar

Women achievers from Bihar are second to none when it comes drive change initiatives. They are truly inspiring, and setting notes for others to strive for more. Be it administration, social innovation, art, media or any other alternate career stream, we are seeing a major change in their contribution towards social change. Bandana Priyadarshi achievements […]

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Bihari Women Honoured by UNDP

March 20, 2008 in Bihar 2.0, Newsmaker from Bihar, Social Service, Women achiever from Bihar

A woman sarpanch of the gram kutchheri (rural court)in Minapur recently received global accolades for delivering instant, and correct, justice. The United Nation Development Project (UNDP) also filmed her while delivering a verdict and will use the footage for a documentary on her. Meet Kiran Devi, sarpanch of Raghai panchayat in Minapur block of the […]

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Appan Samachar-Women News channel in Bihar

December 8, 2007 in Appan Samachar, Bihar 2.0, Development Projects in Bihar, Grassroot Innovation, Social Entrepreneurs, Women achiever from Bihar

Aapaan Samachar is an all-women community news network located in Bihar’s remote Ramlila Gachi village. “We look around for issues that affect the villagers, shoot them and then put them on air,” says the channel’s news anchor Khushboo. This news network runs on minimum resources. Reporters, camerapersons and anchors, all move around on bicycles with […]

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Bihari lady with a difference

March 25, 2007 in Mahjabeen Sarwar, Women achiever from Bihar

Mahjabeen Sarwar is a lady with a difference. She was born and brought up and now lives with her husband and family in Patna, the capital of Bihar. The daughter of Abdul Hameed, a head clerk at Patna’s G.P.O., Mahjabeen studied at the Madrasa Sulaimania in Patna city, and eventually acquired a Fazil degree, equivalent […]

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