Durg (Chhattisgarh), Oct. 21 : A woman in Durg has transformed the lives of hundreds of women around her with personal intelligence and a strong determination to serve and uplift the society through women empowerment.

Shamshad Begum felt inspired for such a mission after being associated for five years with the government’s literacy campaign, started in 1990. She worked as the President of one of the small groups operating in Gundardehi Village.

But later, Begum decided to devote herself for uplift of women in society for the rest of her life.