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National Daughter’s Day: Khagaria Girl Defies Odds To Emerge Pillar Of Strength For Family

Ruchi Mishra is working as a Sub Inspector with the Bihar Police in Madhubani district

Khagaria: Sub Inspector Ruchi Mishra’s tale is a saga of a daughter becoming the pillar of strength for her family, overcoming obstacles. She helped her sister become a teacher and her brother an engineer while fighting against all odds.

This resident of Khagaria in Bihar was born into a business family in Kanhaiyachak village. She fell on hard times when her grandfather, Chandrakant Mishra, passed away in 2010, and this tragedy was followed by the loss of her grandmother Asha Devi and father Prashant Mishra within a month of each other in 2012. This left the family devastated.

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