00:00At 73, Rajkumari Devi, lovingly known as Kisan Chachi, is not just a farmer.
00:14Hailing from Saraiya in Bihar, she is a trailblazer for women and a name recognized widely,
00:20having been conferred the Padma Shri in 2019.
00:24Soon after her marriage, Kisan Chachi began forming self-help groups to promote sustainable farming techniques,
00:33providing employment and stability to many families struggling to make ends meet.
00:39Her dedication earned her the title of Kisan Shri, conferred by the Bihar government
00:44in recognition of her contributions to organic and sustainable farming.
00:54For example, the people who are growing up in me,
00:59they will be able to give the people to people.
01:03Some of them are growing up in the area, some of them are growing up in the area.
01:06The people that are growing up in the area, they will be able to give them some recalibration.
01:10In 2002, they have been made by our 36 groups.
01:16In the 1990s, Rajkumari Devi began introducing scientific methods to traditional farming and then, quite literally, added a dash of spice to her initiatives.
01:40At the turn of the century, she ventured into making pickles, turning a humble home-based initiative into a household name.
01:50Words of encouragement in 2013 from the then Chief Minister of Gujarat, Naredra Modi, inspired her to continue her mission.
02:00At that time, I learned how to make a church.
02:15For the women alongside Rajkumari, the pickle-making unit is more than a workplace.
02:31It's where they found confidence, independence and success.
02:47We find good times and success.
03:09From the fields of Bihar to kitchens across India, Kisan Chachi has transformed the lives
03:24of hundreds of women and built sustainable livelihoods.
03:31Her journey shows what enterprise and imagination can achieve, setting an example for others
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