Breaking barriers: First Chuktia Bhunjia girl from Odisha clears PhD
A young woman from the Chuktia Bhunjia community, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) in Odisha, successfully defended her doctoral thesis in Bhubaneswar on Friday (September 19, 2025) — becoming the first girl from the tribe to achieve this milestone. Jaiminee Jhankar, the 28-year-old girl from the Chuktia Bhunjia tribe, will be awarded a doctoral degree … Read more