| ID | 011949 |
| Call Number | FIC/GOI |
| Title Proper | Kiran Devi - Junkyard dealer |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Going to school |
| Publication | India, Going to school |
| Description | 32p Pink Spine |
| Series | Girl Stars - Going to school |
| Note | Kiran Devi is a junkyard dealer living in Patna, Bihar. She decided to open a junkyard business in her backyard and with a loan from a micro-credit organization called Nidaan, she bought a fleet of rickshaws and hired nine men to work for her. She also sells saris and cow-dung cakes as cooking fuel. Now Kiran's children go to school and Kiran's businesses support the entire family. |
| Price. Qualification | Rs.50(Pb) |
| Classification Number | FIC |
| Key Words | Schools - Fiction ; Girls - Fiction ; CONFIDENCE ; ENTHUSIASM ; Women - Social conditions - India ; COURAGEOUS ; ACTION ; RESPONSIBILITY ; Education, Rural - India ; UOI - Equal Opportunity ; UOI - Jobs ; Realistic fiction ; INITIATIVE |