Woman and Child Development Minister Ramshila Sahu and Secretary of the department Dinesh Shrivastava on Sunday announced that story of Urmila Sonwani who had demonstrated unprecedented courage by refusing to marry with a drunken youth, would be included in the school curriculum.
The Minister honoured Urmila in a formal function organised at her native village latapara of the district. Notably, Urmila in full public view had recently walked out from her wedding function after she found that her groom was in an inebriated condition. Urmila’s courageous step was appreciated by one and all and later backed up by Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati as well.
Shau also honoured Urmila’s parents for standing by her decision to snub a drunken youth. “Urmila’s bravery has once again proved women’s courage in society. She would head the ‘Bharat Mata Vahini Yojna’ for uprooting addiction in State,” said the Minister, adding, “bold step by Urmila during important function like marriage has sent a strong message.” Secretary of the department Dinesh Shrivastava lauding Urmila said that her courageous step would be part of school curriculum, so that children could learn from the incident.