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Subala Roy

Subala Roy, a dweller of Niz-Saldah village, Bajali, Assam, was leading a life of a rural homemaker with an aspiration to create her self-identity someday. Life was not easy during those days as her husband was a daily wage earner who used to work at a silk yarn manufacturing unit. Subala was determined to make her own mark to sustain her family's livelihood. However, she had to stay home, as she had a son to look after. She was conversant with the prospects of the cottage industry and decid

Sukla Das

Sukla Das, 33, resides with her husband Kanu and two children in Malopara, Hooghly district, West Bengal. She struggled every day to sustain her family and manage her household as her husband had a meagre income. Sukla was feeling helpless for her incapability to support her husband. At that time, the thought of the Muri (Puffed rice) manufacturing business sparked in her mind, and she felt it might be the right solution to support her family and make a sensible living. Sukla found a ray o

Marufa Bibi

Marufa interlocks marriage with business

Marufa Bibi, 25, from Dakshin Debipur, Basirhat, West Bengal, started her life like any other ordinary village girl. She got married at an early age. As there were no other means of income, Marufa Bibi assisted her husband in his small tailoring business to earn their livelihood. She started her entrepreneurship journey in 2018 when she received her first microfinance loan of Rs. 30,000 from VFS Capital as a Joint Liability Group (JLG) member. Marufa Bibi bought a couple of sewing machines t

Subala Roy

Subala Roy, a dweller of Niz-Saldah village, Bajali, Assam, was leading a life of a rural homemaker with an aspiration to create her self-identity someday. Life was not easy during those days as her husband was a daily wage earner who used to work at a silk yarn manufacturing unit. Subala was determined to make her own mark to sustain her family's livelihood. However, she had to stay home, as she had a son to look after. She was conversant with the prospects of the cottage industry and decid