Nitish Kumar's Political Legacy: From 'Sushasan Babu' to a Shifting Ally

Bihar. Farida Khatun, who works for an NGO in Phulwari Sharif near Patna, is the most educated woman in her entire family. She holds a postgraduate degree.

Farida's family, who worked as daily wage laborers, enrolled her in the Kasturba Gandhi Residential School in Araria in 2007. Farida is originally from the Muslim-majority district of Araria, where the Muslim population exceeds 40 percent.