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00:00Till now you must have heard that mothers raise their children and guide them.
00:05But children also guide their mothers and teach them to live in a new way in the society.
00:11You must have heard this somewhere.
00:14Today with us is the daughter of Banaras, Shubhai Naaj, whose sons became her guides.
00:20And today she has become a great example of women empowerment.
00:24She started her start-up with fishermen.
00:27And today not only in Banaras, but in front of the whole country, she is seen as an inspiration to people.
00:35Now she is with us.
00:37We will talk to her directly and understand how this started.
00:41And first of all, mothers guide their children and take them forward.
00:45But your son took you forward.
00:47My son took me forward.
00:50My son has done a master's in fisheries.
00:53And I used to do business of clothes.
00:58And after that he told me that there is a lot of scope in fisheries.
01:03You take this work forward.
01:06And when you do this, then I found out that the government has helped a lot.
01:11There is a scheme in it, subsidies have come.
01:14So for that I needed land.
01:16So in the guideline of my son, I went there and found out in the office.
01:23After that, how many land requirements I have done there.
01:27Then I bought land.
01:29Then after that, I got Rs. 50 lakh from RS.
01:43I got Rs. 30 lakh in that.
01:45And I started my work from that.
01:48And it has been a very good work.
01:51And through technology, my son told me everything.
01:56Today I am very happy because I got an award.
02:02And people encouraged me that I am doing this work.
02:06And people come and praise me.
02:08And they also sell my fish.
02:11Being a woman and moving forward in the field of fisheries and you are a single mother.
02:16How challenging was it for you?
02:18And how did you reach this journey from that journey?
02:22Actually, I am a mother along with a woman.
02:27And I love my son very much.
02:30And secondly, the guideline he is giving me, I had faith in it.
02:35That I can do this work with him.
02:39And I tried.
02:41And then courage.
02:44There is a saying, courage of a man, help of God.
02:47So I kept doing that and it kept happening.
02:51And in that work, the doors kept opening on their own.
02:55And there is a struggle.
02:57So this is the work of fish.
03:00This is not an easy work.
03:02There are big villains sitting in this.
03:05And in that, people said, yes, I did it.
03:09The work is done.
03:10How many challenges were there?
03:12Being a woman and coming out of a Muslim community is a big challenge in itself.
03:18And then coming in this field.
03:21How difficult was it?
03:22What challenges did you face?
03:24Because giving all the time of day and night.
03:26And then going far.
03:28How difficult was it?
03:29See, first of all, I am not from the village.
03:33I am from the city.
03:34This is a very big challenge.
03:36Understanding the people there.
03:38Those people accepting me.
03:40They used to think, who is this?
03:45And they tortured me with that.
03:48They troubled me.
03:50Then there was theft.
03:51A lot of things kept coming.
03:53But the administration helped me.
03:57The police station in Sindhurat appreciated me a lot.
04:02I came there and stopped people.
04:04And told them that I am doing this work.
04:07Let them do it.
04:08Let them do it easily.
04:09So it kept coming.
04:12Now I am used to it.
04:15How did you start this startup?
04:18How did you start it in the beginning?
04:21And what is the current situation?
04:23How much money did you start with?
04:25And if we talk about turnover, how much is it?
04:27See, this is a project of 50 lakhs.
04:29Everything comes in this.
04:31And I invested 50 lakhs.
04:34And Alhamdulillah, I am going above 40.
04:39And there are two crops in a year.
04:41And because of this subsidy,
04:45I took a subsidy of 30 lakhs.
04:48I invested 20 lakhs.
04:51And in this, whatever seeds you put,
04:55whatever kids you put, whatever feed you took,
04:58everything was included.
05:00What is the process?
05:02If any woman or any person wants to follow Matasya,
05:08what will be its process?
05:12In working?
05:13Yes.
05:14How to start it?
05:15If a woman or man wants to start a startup,
05:18what will be the process of starting a startup?
05:20If any person wants to follow fish farming?
05:23You have land.
05:24Nowadays, everyone has land in their village.
05:28You can do it easily in 10-12 parts.
05:32You can wash the potholes.
05:34You can drain the water in it.
05:37You can drain the water.
05:39You can do it for oxygen.
05:41And after that, you take a little fish.
05:44You are in a startup.
05:46So you put 5,000-4,000 fish.
05:49After that, you put some fodder.
05:52And then you have to clean the dirt in the water.
05:56And you have to see the ammonia in it.
06:00There should be no dirt in the water.
06:03That's it.
06:04There is no more difficult work.
06:07If we talk about your pond,
06:12How many fish do you have in your pond?
06:17I have 1,00,000 fish in my pond.
06:21And I have 6 ponds.
06:26But because of the re-circulated water in the tank,
06:32I have a new technique.
06:35I have a 25x25 tank.
06:39We have 8 tanks.
06:411,00,000 liters of water comes in it.
06:44You can put 10,000-20,000 fish in one tank.
06:51You made 8 tanks in 5-10 parts.
06:57This tank will grow well in less space.
07:02This is a new technique.
07:04The traditional way of fish farming.
07:07It would be better if people make a tank like this.
07:12If you don't have a pond,
07:14And you want to work on it,
07:16You have to see the oxygen in the water.
07:21And you have to re-circulate the water.
07:28And you will have more fish in less space.
07:32What are your plans for the future?
07:35How do you want to move forward?
07:37I want to move forward.
07:39It's just the beginning.
07:42It's fun to work.
07:46I want to get a good return.
07:49The government is giving us good subsidies.
07:54There are so many opportunities.
07:57We can take advantage of it.
08:00And we will continue to do it.
08:02We will do it for more fish.
08:04What would you like to say to women who think that they are weak?
08:09Or that they are a housewife and can't move forward?
08:12Or that they are weak and can't move forward in this field?
08:17What would you like to say to them?
08:19Women are not weak.
08:21They are weak in thinking.
08:23And society makes them weak.
08:25Women are not weak.
08:27Women can do anything.
08:30But you have to be brave.
08:33And you have to believe that you can do it.
08:37And you should do it.
08:39You can't be weak anywhere.
08:44If you want to do it.
08:46If you don't want to do it, then there is no problem.
08:49But the woman who has this passion,
08:52If she shows it to her family and society,
08:56If she shows it to her inner talent,
08:59Then she will move forward.
09:01How can she move forward like this?
09:03Today she is moving forward with courage.
09:07At a very young age, she became a widow.
09:10But she didn't lose her courage.
09:12She didn't lose her courage.
09:14She educated her son and moved forward.
09:16And today her son has become her charioteer.
09:19She is doing fish farming with a new technique.
09:22She started with 12 fish farms.
09:25And today she has more than 1 lakh fish farms.
09:28And she is moving forward with her start-up.
09:31She says that if a woman decides to do something,
09:35Then she can do it.
09:37This is what I want to say to women.
09:39This struggle of hers is definitely inspiring for women.
09:43Pratima Tiwari, ETV Bharat, Varanasi.