The video features Usha Vishwakarma, founder of the Red Brigade, a Lucknow-based organization that aims to empower women through self-defense, education, and awareness. Usha shares her personal story of struggle, including being a victim of molestation, and how it motivated her to start the Red Brigade.
Usha recounts her childhood, where she experienced poverty, hunger, and exploitation, and how her family's situation improved after her father found work. However, she also faced molestation at a young age, which left her traumatized and led to a mental breakdown.
With the help of a supportive doctor, Usha recovered and began working on women's issues, including education and self-defense. She started the Red Brigade, which gained momentum after the Nirbhaya case in 2012. The organization began training women in self-defense and later expanded to include education and awareness programs.
The Red Brigade's efforts include teaching women about their history and empowering them to take control of their lives. They have also started a campaign to collect stories of brave women from Indian history and share them with schoolgirls to inspire and empower them.
The organization's objective is to take women on a journey from self-defense to self-image, enabling them to become confident and independent individuals. Through their work, the Red Brigade aims to create a safe and supportive environment for women to thrive.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator, Usha Vishwakarma, is a resident of Basti district.
2. Usha's family is very big, with over 50 people.
3. Usha's grandmother had a lot of influence in her family.
4. Usha's father left her when she was young, and she didn't know where he went.
5. Usha's mother was very helpless and tolerated many things after her father left.
6. Usha was not allowed to go to school after a boy made fun of her.
7. Usha's family had to live on rent due to economic problems.
8. Usha's relatives came to visit and discussed marriage for her when she was in high school.
9. Usha's father said that she should study instead of getting married.
10. Usha studied till Intermediate without books and had to study from someone else's copy.
11. Usha started teaching children in her mother-in-law's colony.
12. Usha joined an organization and had to submit her voucher, but a friend forgot his voucher at home.
13. Usha was attacked by a man who was her father's friend when she went to his house to retrieve his voucher.
14. Usha was mentally broken and went into trauma after the attack.
15. Usha was taken to a mental hospital, but the doctor who examined her was familiar with her and recognized her from a previous debate.
16. The doctor scolded Usha's parents for not understanding her situation.
17. Usha's parents tried to get her exorcised, but it didn't work.
18. Usha started a campaign to teach self-defense to girls.
19. The campaign, called Red Brigade, started with 15 girls and gained momentum over time.
20. The Red Brigade girls performed street plays and rallies to raise awareness about women's safety.
21. The girls learned martial arts from trainers from different countries.
22. The Red Brigade campaign gained international attention and support.
23. In 2017, the Red Brigade started a campaign called Hundred Day Hundred School to teach girls about women's history.
24. The campaign aimed to change the narrative about women's history and empower girls to feel proud of their heritage.
25. The Red Brigade has collected over two lakh rupees to support their cause and has trained many girls in self-defense.
26. The organization also works on health, security, and legal support for survivors of violence.
27. The Red Brigade's objective is to help women journey from self-defense to self-image and empowerment.