PATNA: Her frail frame disguises the steel within, which not only saw her tame the abusive men folk who battered their wives after getting drunk but also earned her a opportunity to address a United Nations meet in faraway New York.

For Girija Devi, 59, a Dalit Mushar (rat-eating caste) woman from the dingy Bhirkhia-Chipulia village, about 30 km from Motihari, the headquarters of Bihar’s East Champaran district, it will be a long journey to New York where she will address the 15th session of the UN’s division of advancement of woman and department of economic and social affairs later this month–in Bhojpuri.
newindpress.com

And what about political rights for all Dalit people?

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