Chhattisgarh's Kunwar Bai maybe well over the age of 100, but her zeal for a better life has not dimmed down. The 105-year-old, determined to stop the ritual of open defecation in her family, sold off some eight to ten of her goats to build toilets in the house.

And for this, she has not only been felicitated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself, but also picked as the mascot for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

Kunwar Bai. Source: ANI/Twitter Kunwar Bai. Source: ANI/Twitter



Earlier this year, when PM Modi was in Chhattisgarh to launch the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban (rural-urban) Mission, he felicitated Kunwar Bai. He was even seen touching her feet to seek blessings.

Modi will be felicitating Kunwar Bai at the 'Swachhta Diwas' function in New Delhi on September 17.

Kunwar Bai, who lives with her family in Dhamtari's Kotabharri village, has also been spreading awareness about the importance of using toilets to other villagers.

Kunwar Bai. Source: ANI/Twitter Kunwar Bai. Source: ANI/Twitter

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