Back in her village, hundreds have visited Chameli over the past three days and local leaders are already talking about her as an icon. “I am surprised by her willpower and courage. Any other girl would have collapsed after what happened that Saturday. But she is surely of different mettle. She is a story of courage that needs to be told to the rest of the world,” says Lata Lakra, a leader of the All Adivasi Mahila Samiti, who came down all the way from Gossaigaon in Lower Assam to meet Chameli. “What happened to her will only help make the case for Scheduled Tribe status to our community stronger.”
(On the family’s request, all names have been changed)
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