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The picture
tells that a woman is standing in her Tailoring Shop. She is
a smart lady and has struggled |
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too much
for better livelihood. On approaching her, she tells the background
of her struggle like this: |
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“I
am Mallika. My husband’s name is Chandrasekhar. We were
class |
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mate during
our schooling. My parents loved Chandrasekhar very much. |
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I have borne in a
scheduled caste family and Chandra Sekhar in a Kulin |
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Kayastha family.After
schooling, Chandra Sekhar’s father expired |
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suddenly as a result
he left his studies there and joined in a Motor Car |
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repairing garage as
a trainee. Soon after Chandra sekhar married me but |
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his family members
could not accept me as a member of their family due |
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to me is a Scheduled
Caste community. Chandrasekhar tried to convince |
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them . |
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several
times that, now-a-days no body bothers about Caste, Creed
and Color. One day Mina, my neighbor |
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came to
me and asked me to talk with the Credit Officer of Sahara Uttarayan,
-a NGO-MFI for membership. |
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It was
June 9th 2005, I got membership of the SHG named “Yashoda”.
My Husband also met with the C.O. |
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and had
a talk for Micro Credit facility of Rs. 6,000 for purchases
of at least two sewing machines which will be |
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operated
by both of us for generating additional income. I Took loan
on June 15th 2005and started our |
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business.
I have repaid above loan amount in time and have taken further
loan of Rs. 8,000 for purchase of |
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another
two nos. of sewing machine and one no. of Embroidery Machine.
In the mean-time Chandra Sekhar |
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lost his
job for absence in his duties due to sickness and could not
support the family including one baby. |
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I had
to do all the household chores and to manage our micro entrepreneurship.
The family often did not |
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get enough
to eat. Presently, Chandrasekhar, I and another five young girls
are working in our business. |
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Chandrasekhar
purchases Cloth etc. from Burrahbazar, Kolkata and we take up
cutting, sewing and embro- |
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idery
activities. Chandrasekhar also maintains all records, accounts
of our business. Now, Chandrasekhar |
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and I
are the main support of our joint family. My mother-in-law takes
care of all household chores and some |
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times
family. our baby too.I am able to wear nice saris and go out
with my husband without any objection |
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from the
this change came after when the MFI (supported by Friends of
WWB, India) started a group in the |
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village.
I am grateful to the MFI viz-Sahara Uttarayan and FWWB, India
for their timely and active support to |
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save
us from All disaster. Pranam to them and I pray pray to almighty
God for their good health”. |
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