Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Adivasi youth left corporate job to serve her own people

The young and talented Adivasi youth from the Jharkhand state has quitted 
high profile jobs overseas to work for her own Adivasi people. Nitisha Besra, 
daughter of Jharkhand Peoples Party (JPP) leader and writer of Santhali 
version of Geetanjali Suraj Singh Besra is an example.
Nitisha Besra joined Prime Minister’s Rural Development Fellow (PMRDF)
 for East Singhbhum district in Jharkhand after junking away careers in 
France
Nitisha left her job as an oil field engineer in French company Sphlum 
Berger with a salary of `18 lakh after just one and half years.
“Money-wise and prospect-wise, my job in France was lucrative but
 money is not all in life, satisfaction is more crucial. I was always keen 
on rural development sector and public service in Jharkhand. PMRDF
 would give me the opportunity to do something meaningful for common 
people, my own people,” said Nitisha, a B-Tech graduate from IIT Kanpur.
“She is mature and I am happy she has chosen to work among her own 
people. I will be cooperate and assist her as much as possible,” a proud 
Suraj Singh Besra said.
Nitisha Besra will be drawing a monthly salary of Rs 65, 000 as PMRDFs.

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