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One woman against a thousand superstitions, Birubala Rabha’s battle against the superstition of ‘Witch-Hunting’
Though this pioneering feminist activist breathed her last on May 13, 2024, her work with the Thakurvilla Mahila Samiti and Missiom Birubala has been recognized internationally and May 13 has been declared Anti-Superstition Day in Assam
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