Rajkumari Devi better known as Kisan Chachi is an Indian farmer from Muzaffarpur, Bihar. She was awarded India's fourth highest civilian award, Padma Shri in 2019.[1][2][3]
Early life
Chachi was born in Muzaffarpur, Bihar in a financially weak family, due to family poverty she got married at an early age. After her marriage, she formed self-help groups and with the help of biological farming, she provided work for many poor families. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar recognized her and awarded her with Kisan Shri.[4]
Chachi is from Anandpur village located in the Saraiya block of Muzaffarpur district in the state of Bihar.[5] She completed her matriculation after her marriage.
Awards
- Padma Shri[6]
- Kisan Shri
References
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards ,Government of India. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ Jha, Vijay (26 January 2019). "कौन हैं किसान क्रांति की अलख जगाने वाली पद्म श्री राजकुमारी देवी? पढ़ें". CNN-News18 (in Hindi). Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "मुजफ्फरपुर की 'किसान चाची' को पद्म श्री, बिहार सरकार ने किया था किसान श्री से सम्मानित". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). 26 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Chachi takes pickles online". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ^ "अचार बेचने बाजार जाने पर समाज से बाहर हुईं, अब प्रोडक्ट विदेश जाते हैं". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ^ "बिहार: 'किसान चाची' ने लिखी नारी शक्ति की नई कहानी, संघर्ष भरा रहा खेती से पद्मश्री का सफर". Zee Bihar Jharkhand. 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-04-16.