Tired of dark fields and jeering men: the bride who led a 'toilet revolution' | Amrit Dhillon

Komal Hadala’s hellish treks to relieve herself inspired a campaign that left her Indian village flushed with success

The day after her wedding, Komal Hadala was shaken awake at 4am by her mother-in-law. They joined a group of women who were waiting outside the house, in Nithora village, Uttar Pradesh.

“It was the time when they went outdoors to relieve themselves in the fields before men started appearing. I couldn’t believe it. It was total darkness outside. And it had been raining,” says Hadala.

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