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Daughter of BIT Mesra sweeper completes PhD from the same institution.
- •Rano Devi worked as a sanitation worker at BIT Mesra for 26 years, initially earning a meager weekly wage of just 400 rupees.
- •After her husband passed away, Rano Devi single-handedly raised her three children despite extreme financial hardship and societal pressures.
- •Her daughter Aarti Kumari turned her mother's struggle into strength and completed her BTech, MTech, and PhD from BIT Mesra where her mother once swept floors.
- •Hailing from the small village of Turup in Jharkhand, Aarti Kumari has made history by becoming the first woman from her village to earn a PhD in engineering.
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Rano Devi worked as a sanitation worker at BIT Mesra for 26 years, starting with a weekly wage of 400 rupees and raising her three children after her husband's death. Despite financial hardship and societal taunts, her daughter Aarti Kumari pursued her education, completing her BTech, MTech, and ultimately a PhD in engineering from the exact same institution where her mother once swept floors.
Aarti Kumari hails from the small village of Turup in Jharkhand. She achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first woman from her village to earn a high-level PhD degree in the field of engineering.
Following the death of her husband, Rano Devi bore the sole responsibility of raising her three children amidst financial distress and societal taunts. Working as a sanitation worker at BIT Mesra, she persevered through extreme hardships with an initial weekly wage of 400 rupees, which eventually grew to a salary of 15,000 rupees a month, ensuring a good education for her children.
