When Gyarsi Bai died in 2018, Baran district in Rajasthan lost an important local leader. She belonged to the marginalised Sahariya community, but she overcame this disadvantage to fight for the rights of Sahariyas, who lost their land in the absence of records to prove their ownership.
She symbolised the aspirations of her community and their longing for a life of justice and dignity. She fought for the right to work, the right to food and the right to know. Gyarsi worked with officials at the district and state levels to ensure that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee. . .