On International Woman’s Day, PM Modi shares his inspiration

by Shivendra Singh · March 8, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tribute to Chhattisgarh’s Kunwar Bai, a social activist who has single-handedly worked towards cleaning her state.

“Kunwar Bai, who died earlier this year at the age of 106. Hailing from Chhattisgarh, she sold her goats in order to build toilets. Her contribution towards a Swachh Bharat can never be forgotten. I am deeply inspired by her noble gesture,” the PM tweeted, and shared a video of the same.

#SheInspiresMe– Kunwar Bai, who died earlier this year at the age of 106. Hailing from Chhattisgarh, she sold her goats in order to build toilets. Her contribution towards a Swachh Bharat can never be forgotten. I am deeply inspired by her noble gesture. pic.twitter.com/eANQz01ZYE

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 8, 2018

When Kunwar Bai was 105 years old, she built a toilet in her village by selling off her goats.

I will always cherish the time when I had the opportunity to seek Kunwar Bai’s blessings during one of my visits to Chhattisgarh. Kunwar Bai lives on in the hearts and minds of all those who are passionate towards fulfilling Bapu’s dream of a clean India. <a class="colorbox" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SheInspiresMe?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" …read more