Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Friday released a book, ‘Neelimarani – My Mother, My Hero,’ which is a biography by Kandhamal MP Achyuta Samanta on his mother late mother.
“When I was going through the pages of the book, I could not but feel enormous respect and reverence for a mother who fought every odd to singlehandedly raise her seven children. Despite abject poverty and lack of resources, she ensured that all her children got good education and became responsible citizens. I was moved by the account of Dr Achyuta Samanta’s father’s death,” said Naidu, adding, “I am very happy to know that with the help of her sons, she turned her native village Kalarabanka into one of the first smart villages of its kind in the country.”The Vice-President appealed to all successful men and women not to forget their roots.
Dr Samanta said he has been emphasising women's empowerment as he has felt women's power since his childhood.
The book is all about women's power and he has expressed it by taking the example of his mother.