TRUTIYA RATNA · STORIES OF IMPACT
Stories of Impact
Real journeys from the community libraries and knowledge centres, Bal Sabhas, and higher education programmes where Trutiya Ratna works — told, wherever possible, in people’s own words.
All Stories
Community Libraries & Knowledge Centres
Higher Education Support
Leadership Development
Rights, Entitlements & Legal Aid
Community Libraries & Knowledge Centres
Leadership Development
Higher Education Support
Anguri Kumari
Married at 15 and struggling to feed her family a year later — now a community educator who has travelled to Goa for training and back.
Community Libraries & Knowledge Centres
Leadership Development
Anshu Kumari
One of four childhood friends who studied together at their village library — and now help support it themselves.
Community Libraries & Knowledge Centres
Higher Education Support
Digambar Kumar
Failed his first exam attempt — Trutiya Ratna paid for a second. Now a Front Office Supervisor at a resort in Andhra Pradesh.
Community Libraries & Knowledge Centres
Leadership Development
Nandani Kumari
The first girl in her family determined to stay connected to her education — and to keep going as far as it takes her.
Community Libraries & Knowledge Centres
Leadership Development
Higher Education Support
Prithvi Raj
Supported by Trutiya Ratna since Class 9, now at Delhi University — and volunteering back with TR’s operations team.
Leadership Development
Higher Education Support
Priyanka
The first woman in her family to attend college — now pursuing a B.Voc at Ambedkar University Delhi while teaching younger girls ESL and finance management.
Community Libraries & Knowledge Centres
Leadership Development
Riya Kumari Rai
Started as a student at her village’s community library and knowledge centre — by Class 9 she was already helping the younger children who came after her.
Community Libraries & Knowledge Centres
Leadership Development
Sankit Kumari
Won’t stay friends with someone who looks down on others — a line she’s held to since joining her village library.
Community Libraries & Knowledge Centres
Leadership Development
Sunil
A first-generation learner and wheelchair user from a flood-prone Bihar district — now works in Disability Inclusion at Azim Premji University.
Community Libraries & Knowledge Centres
Leadership Development
Higher Education Support
Vicky Kumar
Orphaned young, he built a community library and knowledge centre, earned an MA and is now pursuing an MSW — and today works as Trutiya Ratna’s Program Coordinator.