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Giridih
women rejoice as one among them is 'crorepati'
Tuesday November 23, 2010 09:00:43 AM, Shahnawaz
Akhtar , IANS
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Giridih (Jharkhand):
While the entire Giridih district is celebrating Rahat Taslim's
victory in "Kaun Banega Crorepati" (KBC), it is women who seem to
be the happiest.
Be they housewives or high-ranking officials, women here are
ecstatic that one among them has achieved the memorable feat.
"We are all very happy for her and extremely proud on her
achievement," Giridih Deputy Commissioner Vandana Dalal told IANS.
"Her success will be an inspiration and motivation to youngsters,
especially girls, who often face discrimination in matters of
education."
Dadel said she would meet Rahat when the 37-year-old homemaker and
mother of two returns from Mumbai. She said she will recommend
appointing her as a teacher in a government school.
Poonam Prakash, president of the Giridih Municipality, was equally
ecstatic: "She has made us proud. From now on, people will know
that women from Giridih can do anything. We will felicitate her."
Rahat became the first ever woman to win Rs.1 crore (Rs.10
million) in the KBC quiz programme. The fact that she comes from a
humble family has made her an icon in this economically backward
district.
Rahat, who could not study medicine because her family lacked the
financial resources, has declared that she wants to be a teacher
and teach values to kids -- a sentiment that has gone down well
with locals.
Rahat has a 10-year-old son and a daughter three years younger.
Her husband works for a state-owned company, earning about
Rs.6,000 a month.
Giridih's women feel that Rahat's achievement will change the way
society treats its women.
"I have known her since she got married two decades ago. There was
always a spark in her and she always remained very confident about
what she wanted to do," Rahat's friend Nuzhat Perween told IANS.
Rahat's accomplishments are significant when one considers that
almost 50 percent of the district's population are women,
numbering over 900,000, but just 27 percent of them are literate.
Most of them live under the 'purdah' system.
Rahat completed her graduation after marriage, and she used to sew
clothes to supplement her family's meagre income.
Rahat impressed the show host Amitabh Bachchan, who was all praise
for her.
"Well done Rahat, you have become part of an important historic
moment not just for the game of KBC but for the women of the
country," Amitabh wrote in his blog.
(Shahnawaz
Akhtar can be contacted at shahnawaz.a@ians.in)
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