Home Alone: Chitra took the radical decision to live alone as a single woman in her village
"I am a Maratha. I belong to the Patil samaj. Women from my community are usually confined to the house. So, at the interview, CORO staff asked if I’d be able to leave the house and willing to work for Dalits and other marginalized groups. I said I would. They also asked me whose side I would take in an argument – my brother’s friend or his friend’s girlfriend. They insinuated that my brother would get angry if I didn’t support his friend, but I told them that I would pick whichever side was right. I think that’s why I was selected for this fellowship", Chitra.
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