In Bundelkhand, one of the poorest areas of the Uttar Pradesh region in Northern India, a 47-year-old woman is breaking stereotypes, and giving women a chance to fight for their rights, and even for their survival. This is no small feat in a country plagued by discrimination against women and by inequality.
The first branch of all-women bank was inaugurated in Luckhnow city on Tuesday, celebrating the birth anniversary of India’s first and only woman Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.