{"id":7477,"date":"2025-09-26T07:06:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T07:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jenamart.com\/phdma\/?p=7477"},"modified":"2026-02-20T01:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T01:10:11","slug":"nurturing-futures-geetanjali-pradhan-a-mother-to-many-sc-st-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phdma.qwegle.info\/index.php\/2025\/09\/26\/nurturing-futures-geetanjali-pradhan-a-mother-to-many-sc-st-girls\/","title":{"rendered":"Nurturing Futures: Geetanjali Pradhan, a Mother to Many SC\/ST Girls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cBeing a single mother to a daughter and having worked with several civil society organizations has helped me understand my role better as a matron of the SC\/ST girls\u2019 hostel at Government SSD Girls\u2019 High School, Rairakhol,\u201d shares <strong>Geetanjali Pradhan<\/strong>, 50.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Widowed 15 years ago, Geetanjali has raised her daughter singlehandedly while supporting her extended family. Her experiences, from working as a teacher and with NGOs across Odisha to managing her own household, have equipped her with resilience and empathy. Six years ago, she became a matron at the hostel, caring for 100 boarders from Sambalpur and nearby areas.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI treat these girls as my own daughters. Most come from rural backgrounds, and I guide them on hygiene, confidence, and daily life skills. I want them to feel safe and supported,\u201d she explains. Her daughter now stays with her in the hostel campus, preparing for a career in banking or teaching, reflecting the values Geetanjali instills.<\/p>\n<p>Grateful for the proximity of her workplace to her family, she adds, \u201cI am happy to serve these girls while staying close to my daughter and family. I hope authorities can address some infrastructural issues to make their stay even better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Geetanjali\u2019s story is one of resilience, compassion, and the transformative impact of dedicated care in education.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bzhu4z09rBI?si=zsYlTkTtJThUcnD2\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cBeing a single mother to a daughter and having worked with several civil society organizations has helped me understand my role better as a matron of the SC\/ST girls\u2019 hostel at Government SSD Girls\u2019 High School, Rairakhol,\u201d shares Geetanjali Pradhan, 50. &nbsp; Widowed 15 years ago, Geetanjali has raised her daughter singlehandedly while supporting her [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7488,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-testimonials"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phdma.qwegle.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phdma.qwegle.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phdma.qwegle.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phdma.qwegle.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phdma.qwegle.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7477"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/phdma.qwegle.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8055,"href":"https:\/\/phdma.qwegle.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7477\/revisions\/8055"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phdma.qwegle.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phdma.qwegle.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phdma.qwegle.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phdma.qwegle.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}