The Brave Women of Daringbadi- Harbinger of Communal Peace and Harmony

In 2008, Kandhamal, one of the tribal districts of Odisha experienced Communal Riots that destroyed lives and proiperties of many. It was difficult to restore peace and bring harmony among masses in these areas. Several attempts have been taken from the Government and Non-Government Agencies to create an enabling environment to get all together and bring normalcy.

Antaranga, a youth based platform was strategised to create change makers who would be showing lights to their belonging community in restoring peace, normalcy and creating an environment where harmony persists among different religious institutions.

When several stories were making headlines in the local, state and National level media on the post-riot situations, there were three women who silently advocated for s change from that riots situations and worked from ground to change mindset, united people, worked against all evil forces. Here are the stories of three brave women who fought to their best to restore peace, communal harmony and making their locality a liquor free society; practice of which was  rampant at that time.