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	{{short description\|Indian farmer and businesswoman}}		{{short description\|Indian farmer and businesswoman}}
			{{About\|the Indian farmer and businesswoman\|the Nepalese politician\|Bina Devi (Nepalese politician)}}
	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| honorific_prefix =		\| honorific_prefix =
	\| name = Bina Devi		\| name = Bina Devi
	\| image = Bina Devi (cropped).jpg		\| image = Bina Devi (cropped).jpg
	\| imagesize =		\| imagesize =
	\| caption = in 2020		\| caption = Bina in 2020
	\| native_name =		\| native_name =
	\| native_name_lang =		\| native_name_lang =
	\| birth_name =		\| birth_name =
	\| birth_date = c. 1977		\| birth_date = {{circa\|1977}}
	\| birth_place = [[Munger]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]		\| birth_place = [[Munger]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]
	\| death_date =		\| death_date =
	\| death_place =		\| death_place =
	\| other_names =		\| other_names =
	\| occupation = [[Sarpanch]], entrepreneur		\| occupation = [[Sarpanch]], entrepreneur
	\| years_active =		\| years_active =
	\| spouse =		\| spouse =
	\| children =		\| children =
	\| relatives =		\| relatives =
	\| awards = [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]]		\| awards = [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]]
	}}		}}

	'''Bina Devi''' (born c. 1977) is an Indian leader who became known for inspiring women to become businesswoman through [[mushroom cultivation]].<ref name="icar">{{cite web\|url=https://kvk.icar.gov.in/past_image_video.aspx?eventid=d869d7a5-2ecc-401b-ae42-4a1ad0619bd7\|website=kvk.icar.gov.in\|title=Krishi Vigyan Kendra Knowledge Network\|accessdate=2020-03-12}}{{Dead link\|date=July 2020 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>		'''Bina Devi''' (born {{circa\|1977}}) is an Indian leader who became known for inspiring women to become businesswoman through [[mushroom cultivation]].<ref name="icar">{{cite web\|url=https://kvk.icar.gov.in/past_image_video.aspx?eventid=d869d7a5-2ecc-401b-ae42-4a1ad0619bd7\|website=kvk.icar.gov.in\|title=Krishi Vigyan Kendra Knowledge Network\|accessdate=2020-03-12}}{{Dead link\|date=July 2020 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
	Nicknamed 'Mushroom Mahila' for popularising mushroom cultivation, Bina Devi gained respect and became the [[Sarpanch]] of Dhauri Panchayat, Tetiabamber block for five years. She has trained farmers on mushroom and [[organic farming]], [[vermicompost]] production and organic [[insecticide]] preparation.		Nicknamed 'Mushroom Mahila' for popularising mushroom cultivation, Bina Devi gained respect and became the [[Sarpanch]] of Dhauri Panchayat, Tetiabamber block for five years. She has trained farmers on mushroom and [[organic farming]], [[vermicompost]] production and organic [[insecticide]] preparation.

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Devi ~~comes~~ from a small village named [[Tilkari ~~(India)~~\|Tilkari]] and she was born in about 1977.<ref name=fame>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.patnabeats.com/bihars-daughter-bina-devi-famous-as-mushroom-mahila-was-awarded-the-nari-shakti-award/\|title=Bihar's daughter, Bina Devi famous as Mushroom Mahila was awarded the Nari Shakti Award\|last=Agarwal\|first=Rishika\|date=2020-03-17\|website=PatnaBeats\|language=en-US\|access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref> ~~Bina Devi lives in Tilkari with her husband and their family~~.		Bina Devi is from a small village named [[Tilkari, Munger\|Tilkari]] and she was born in about 1977.<ref name=fame>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.patnabeats.com/bihars-daughter-bina-devi-famous-as-mushroom-mahila-was-awarded-the-nari-shakti-award/\|title=Bihar's daughter, Bina Devi famous as Mushroom Mahila was awarded the Nari Shakti Award\|last=Agarwal\|first=Rishika\|date=2020-03-17\|website=PatnaBeats\|language=en-US\|access-date=2020-04-09\|archive-date=2020-04-03\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403111759/http://www.patnabeats.com/bihars-daughter-bina-devi-famous-as-mushroom-mahila-was-awarded-the-nari-shakti-award/\|url-status=dead}}</ref> She belongs to the [[Bind caste]].

	==Career==		==Career==
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	She has been involved in spreading [[digital literacy]] and trained 700 women in how to use a mobile phone funded by Tata Trusts. She has trained 2,500 farmers on SRI Method crop farming and supported the formulation of self help groups.<ref name=get/>		She has been involved in spreading [[digital literacy]] and trained 700 women in how to use a mobile phone funded by Tata Trusts. She has trained 2,500 farmers on SRI Method crop farming and supported the formulation of self help groups.<ref name=get/>

	Bina Devi became the seventh woman after Chennai-based social worker [[Sneha Mohandoss]], [[bomb blast]] survivor [[Malvika Iyer]], [[Kashmiri Numdha]], handicraft revival worker [[Arifa Jan]], ~~urban [[water conservationist]]~~ [[Kalpana Ramesh]], Maharashtra Banjara handicraft promotor [[Vijaya Pawar]] and lady mason [[Kalavati Devi]] to handle the Prime Minister's account on [[International Women's Day\|Women's Day]].<ref name="indianewengland">{{cite web\|url=https://indianewengland.com/2020/03/get-out-work-yourself-mushroom-mahila-message-to-women/\|title=Get out, work yourself: 'Mushroom Mahila' message to women {{pipe}} INDIA New England News\|website=indianewengland.com\|accessdate=2020-03-12}}</ref>		Bina Devi became the seventh woman after Chennai-based social worker [[Sneha Mohandoss]], [[bomb blast]] survivor [[Malvika Iyer]], [[Kashmiri Numdha]], handicraft revival worker [[Arifa Jan]], [[Kalpana Ramesh]] urban water conservationist, Maharashtra Banjara handicraft promotor [[Vijaya Pawar]] and lady mason [[Kalavati Devi]] to handle the Prime Minister's account on [[International Women's Day\|Women's Day]].<ref name="indianewengland">{{cite web\|url=https://indianewengland.com/2020/03/get-out-work-yourself-mushroom-mahila-message-to-women/\|title=Get out, work yourself: 'Mushroom Mahila' message to women {{pipe}} INDIA New England News\|website=indianewengland.com\|accessdate=2020-03-12\|archive-date=2020-03-09\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309021324/https://indianewengland.com/2020/03/get-out-work-yourself-mushroom-mahila-message-to-women/\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	On March 9, 2020, she was awarded with [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]] by President [[Ram Nath Kovind]]<ref name="bhaskarhindi">{{cite web\|url=https://www.bhaskarhindi.com/national/news/womens-day-2020-president-kovind-awarded-nari-shakti-puraskar-to-bina-devi-and-many-women-113590\|author=Dainik Bhaskar Hindi\|title=Women's Day 2020: President Kovind awarded Nari Shakti Puraskar to Bina Devi and many women {{pipe}} Women's Day 2020: 103 वर्षीय मान कौर को नारी शक्ति पुरस्कार, 'मशरूम महिला' भी सम्मानित - दैनिक भास्कर हिंदी\|website=bhaskarhindi.com\|accessdate=2020-03-12}}</ref>		On March 9, 2020, she was awarded with [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]] by President [[Ram Nath Kovind]].<ref name="bhaskarhindi">{{cite web\|url=https://www.bhaskarhindi.com/national/news/womens-day-2020-president-kovind-awarded-nari-shakti-puraskar-to-bina-devi-and-many-women-113590\|author=Dainik Bhaskar Hindi\|title=Women's Day 2020: President Kovind awarded Nari Shakti Puraskar to Bina Devi and many women {{pipe}} Women's Day 2020: 103 वर्षीय मान कौर को नारी शक्ति पुरस्कार, 'मशरूम महिला' भी सम्मानित - दैनिक भास्कर हिंदी\|website=bhaskarhindi.com\|date=8 March 2020 \|accessdate=2020-03-12}}</ref>

	Referring to her own mushroom cultivation, she said: "Due to this farming, I got respect. I became a [[sarpanch]]. It is a pleasure for me that many women like myself are getting the opportunity to train."<ref name=get/>		[[File:Bina Devi's award.jpg\|70px\|thumb\|left\|Bina Devi showing her award certificate]]
			[[File:BinaFarming.ogg\|70px\|thumb\|Bina devi showing the mushroom's in her farm]]

			Referring to her own mushroom cultivation, she said: "Due to this farming, I got respect. I became a [[sarpanch]] of Dhauri Panchayat in Bihar.<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) on X \|url=https://twitter.com/smritiirani/status/1236579836342046720?lang=en \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226061114/https://twitter.com/smritiirani/status/1236579836342046720?lang=en \|archive-date=2023-12-26 \|access-date=2025-11-13 \|work=X (formerly Twitter) \|language=en}}</ref> It is a pleasure for me that many women like myself are getting the opportunity to train."<ref name=get/>

			Recently she was also awarded with 'Pratibha Samman' at the Matri Shakti Sammelan in Munger, Bihar. The event was organized at Lakhisarai, Munger on December 25, 2023.

	==References==		==References==
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{{short description|Indian farmer and businesswoman}}
{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix =
| name = Bina Devi
| image = Bina Devi (cropped).jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = in 2020
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = c. 1977
| birth_place = [[Munger]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| other_names =
| occupation = [[Sarpanch]], entrepreneur
| years_active =
| spouse =
| children =
| relatives =
| awards = [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]]
}}

'''Bina Devi''' (born c. 1977) is an Indian leader who became known for inspiring women to become businesswoman through [[mushroom cultivation]].<ref name="icar">{{cite web|url=https://kvk.icar.gov.in/past_image_video.aspx?eventid=d869d7a5-2ecc-401b-ae42-4a1ad0619bd7|website=kvk.icar.gov.in|title=Krishi Vigyan Kendra Knowledge Network|accessdate=2020-03-12}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
Nicknamed 'Mushroom Mahila' for popularising mushroom cultivation, Bina Devi gained respect and became the [[Sarpanch]] of Dhauri Panchayat, Tetiabamber block for five years. She has trained farmers on mushroom and [[organic farming]], [[vermicompost]] production and organic [[insecticide]] preparation.

==Early life==
Devi comes from a small village named [[Tilkari (India)|Tilkari]] and she was born in about 1977.<ref name=fame>{{Cite web|url=http://www.patnabeats.com/bihars-daughter-bina-devi-famous-as-mushroom-mahila-was-awarded-the-nari-shakti-award/|title=Bihar's daughter, Bina Devi famous as Mushroom Mahila was awarded the Nari Shakti Award|last=Agarwal|first=Rishika|date=2020-03-17|website=PatnaBeats|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref> Bina Devi lives in Tilkari with her husband and their family.

==Career==
Devi grew a small amount of mushrooms under her own bed and this made her realise that this was an opportunity.<ref name=fame/>

Devi had engaged in [[dairy farming]] and [[goat farming]] but she became known for inspiring [[Self-employment|self employment]] among rural women. She has popularized mushroom production in five blocks and 105 neighbouring villages in the [[Munger district]], impacting 1,500 women by supporting them while they adopted mushroom farming.<ref name=get>{{Cite web|title=Get out, work yourself: ''Mushroom Mahila'' message to women|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/get-out-work-yourself-mushroom-mahila-message-to-women/1755757|access-date=2021-01-05|website=www.outlookindia.com/}}</ref>

[[File:Shri Narendra Modi with the Nari Shakti Awardees, in New Delhi on March 08, 2020.jpg|thumb|left|Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] with the Nari Shakti Awardees on [[International Women's Day]] in 2020.]]

She has been involved in spreading [[digital literacy]] and trained 700 women in how to use a mobile phone funded by Tata Trusts. She has trained 2,500 farmers on SRI Method crop farming and supported the formulation of self help groups.<ref name=get/>

Bina Devi became the seventh woman after Chennai-based social worker [[Sneha Mohandoss]], [[bomb blast]] survivor [[Malvika Iyer]], [[Kashmiri Numdha]], handicraft revival worker [[Arifa Jan]], urban [[water conservationist]] [[Kalpana Ramesh]], Maharashtra Banjara handicraft promotor [[Vijaya Pawar]] and lady mason [[Kalavati Devi]] to handle the Prime Minister's account on [[International Women's Day|Women's Day]].<ref name="indianewengland">{{cite web|url=https://indianewengland.com/2020/03/get-out-work-yourself-mushroom-mahila-message-to-women/|title=Get out, work yourself: 'Mushroom Mahila' message to women {{pipe}} INDIA New England News|website=indianewengland.com|accessdate=2020-03-12}}</ref>

On March 9, 2020, she was awarded with [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]] by President [[Ram Nath Kovind]]<ref name="bhaskarhindi">{{cite web|url=https://www.bhaskarhindi.com/national/news/womens-day-2020-president-kovind-awarded-nari-shakti-puraskar-to-bina-devi-and-many-women-113590|author=Dainik Bhaskar Hindi|title=Women's Day 2020: President Kovind awarded Nari Shakti Puraskar to Bina Devi and many women {{pipe}} Women's Day 2020: 103 वर्षीय मान कौर को नारी शक्ति पुरस्कार, 'मशरूम महिला' भी सम्मानित - दैनिक भास्कर हिंदी|website=bhaskarhindi.com|accessdate=2020-03-12}}</ref>

Referring to her own mushroom cultivation, she said: "Due to this farming, I got respect. I became a [[sarpanch]]. It is a pleasure for me that many women like myself are getting the opportunity to train."<ref name=get/>

==References==
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{{Nari Shakti Puraskar}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Devi, Bina}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1970s births]]
[[Category:Indian farmers]]
[[Category:Nari Shakti Puraskar winners]]
[[Category:People from Bihar]]