Haridwar: ETV Bharat's campaign - 'Help Hansi' has finally borne fruit. After the news of Hansi became viral, the Uttarakhand government has come forward and assured to help her.
Meanwhile, Minister of State for Women Empowerment and Child Development Rekha Arya reached the Nehru Youth Center in Haridwar on Tuesday with some alumni of Kumaon University to meet Hansi.
The minister also offered her a job to work with the Women Empowerment and Child Development.
Along with this, she especially thanked ETV Bharat for highlighting this news and drawing everyone's attention towards Hansi Prahari and her six-year-old son.
Within a few hours of publishing the news on Sunday, hundreds of hands rose to help Hansi. When ETV Bharat emphatically raised the problems that Hansi was facing along with her six-year-old innocent son, the administration too came forward to help them. The Uttarakhand government sent Minister Rekha Arya to Haridwar so that Hansi could be helped immediately.
On reaching the Nehru Yuva Kendra, the minister had a heart to heart conversation with Hansi Prahari. She asked about her problems and discussed her demand.
Assembly Constituency of Almora, Hansi Prahari also belongs to the same area. Keeping this connection in mind, the minister addressed Hansi Prahari as 'Didi'.
After having a conversation with Hansi, while addressing the press conference, Minister Rekha Arya said that she has offered a job in the Women's Welfare Department to Hansi 'Didi'. There she will get full respect, salary and resources.
Accommodation will also be arranged for her. Good education of the child will also be taken care of. At the moment, Hansi's 6-year-old son studies free of cost in Haridwar at Saraswati Shishu Mandir, for which she also praised the Principal of the school.
Minister Rekha Arya said that if Hansi wants to do a job in the Women's Welfare Department, she can start working from today. She will be given all facilities from today itself, but because Hansi herself has asked for a day's time to accept this proposal, she will present her case tomorrow i.e., on Wednesday.
Honouring the convenience of Hansi and respecting her demand, the Chief Minister has proposed to give her a job in Haridwar itself.
When asked questions regarding the current state of Hansi and her mental health, the minister said that Hansi's health seems to be alright now. She was also accompanied by councillors, psychologists. They too will talk to Hansi and find out about her present condition. She said that her first priority is to strengthen Hansi both physically as well as mentally.
It should be noted that a day prior, ETV Bharat had highlighted the news featuring the plight of Hansi Prahri in Haridwar. Within 24 hours of showing the news, hundreds of helpers came forward to lend a helping hand.
What is Hansi's story?
Hansi, a resident of Rankhila village near Govindpur under Hawalbag development block of Someshwar assembly constituency in Almora district, was extremely talented right from childhood.
She took admission in Kumaon University after passing from a small school in the village. In the years 1998-99 and 2000, she became the Vice President of the Students' Union at Kumaon University.
She had completed her double MA in English and Political Science from Kumaon University. She worked as a librarian for almost 4 years at Kumaon University.
Hansi remained in depression for some time due to tensions in married life. Meanwhile, she also became inclined towards religion. She thought of leaving her family and living separately in Dharmanagri and reached Haridwar since then she lived alone away from her family. During this time, her physical condition also started getting deteriorated and she was not able to find a job anywhere.
Since 2012, she has been sustaining herself and her six-year-old child by begging for alms in Haridwar. She also wrote to the Chief Minister several times about her economic position. She also ran pillar to post between the secretariat and assembly, but in vain.
It was only after the news of ETV Bharat highlighting her plight was published, the help from the government has now finally reached her.
After the news was published, Hansi's brother, Anurag, also contacted ETV Bharat and said that he is very sad to see the condition of his sister. Anurag told that his sister Hansi not completed her studies on her own but also did a job after completing double MA at Kumaon University.
Hansi wanted that even though she had studied in the art stream, her brother and sister should study only from the science side. Not only did his sister complete her studies in the face of all the troubles, but when the money started coming from her job, her sister herself got him all the subjects.
Her life took a turn, all of a sudden, in 2003 and someone living near her house introduced her to a person.
The man was posted in the Army as CO and his duty was in Lucknow. Despite her father's repeated refusal, she got married in the temple, after which Hansi went on to live with her husband in Lucknow.
The brother recollects that, when she returned after about a year or two, she said clearly that she does not want to go to Lucknow for now.
After a while, Hansi gave birth to a daughter. Even after giving birth to her daughter, Hansi continued visiting Lucknow.
These visitations continued till 2009 or 2010, after which she left the house saying that she was going to meet her husband. Meanwhile, the family members came to know that Hansi was spotted by someone sleeping at the railway station in Haridwar. Her family had no idea that she was living in such a condition.
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