Penmitra: Kerala woman gets entire village to take up organic farming

Indian women have come a long way to enjoy a unique status of equality with men as per constitutional and legal provisions today.
However, they are still not completely free from discrimination and harassment.
There is no doubt that several courageous women from both rural and urban areas are fighting hard for their rights. But it takes a lot more courage for a rural woman to defeat inequality because of the still prevailing age-old customs and traditions in our Indian villages.
Here is a story of one such woman who defeated all odds and encouraged an entire village to take up organic farming!