A government school in Gopalganj, Bihar banned a woman, Sunita Kuwar, from cooking food for midday meals, just because she is a widow and they believe eating food cooked by her will bring them bad luck.
To keep her job, Sunita met Rahul Kumar and explained her case. He promised her the administration's support and asked her to rejoin work.
Again to prevent her reinstatement, around 150 people stormed the school and forced both students and teachers out. They locked the school, denied mid-day meals to the students and shouted slogans against the local authorities for allowing the widow to work.
Rahul Kumar not only helped her but he also set an example to bring awareness against following blind superstition – He made Sunita cook for him and ate the meal in full view of the villagers.
He, along with the district education officer did something that not only helped Sunita, but also set an example for people blindly believing in these superstitions and social evil practices.
Source: DM Gopalganj on Twitter
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