Rajkumari Devi
Rajkumari Devi | |
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| Born | Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India |
| Other names | Kisan Chachi |
| Education | 10th Pass |
| Occupation(s) | Farmer, agriculturist |
| Awards | Padma Shri, Kisan Shri |
Rajkumari Devi is an Indian farmer. She was awarded with India's fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri.[1][2][3] Kisan Chachi was born in a poor Bihari family and due to family poverty she was get married in young age. After her marriage she formed self help groups and with the help of biological farming she gave job for many poor families. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar recognized her and awarded with Kisan Shri.[4]
Early life
Kisan Chachi is from Anandpur village located in Saraiya block of Muzaffarpur district in the state of Bihar.[5] She completed her matriculation after her marriage. At this time[when?] she is an owner of Kisan Chachi Brand.
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.