Sunday, February 17, 2013

Munia Murmu - India's 10 Ordinary People with Extraordinary Tales


Munia Murmu
Munia Murmu’s family barely survived with a meal a day for years, until after she married Ramesh Kisku in the 1990s and learned to process silk yarn from cocoon. It was bit of a rough start for Munia, but now her family is better off and saves up to Rs 50,000 a year. She said, “Things changed in 2002 when I came to know about the NGO,Pradan (Professional Assistance for Development Action).” Pradan is the agency that implements the Central Silk Board's Tasar Silk Project and trains women.

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