Sukalo and her husband Nanak are farmers too;
Sukalo spent around 45 days in jail.
I was away for weeks,” Sukalo(second from right in the cover photo on top) continues.
(The author met Sukalo before she was re-arrested on June 8, 2018, and jailed again.).
Later that month, when Sukalo came to Robertsganj town for a meeting with AIUFWP members,
she was arrested.
Since the the interview for this story was done, Sukalo has been re-arrested and is in jail again.
Sukalo was let out on bail
but still has about 15 cases pending against her, according to her calculations, including for rioting, dacoity, and carrying a weapon.
Before making calls for her work with the All India Union of Forest Working People, going off for meetings, court appearances(see‘I knew I was going to jail that day…'),
morchas and other tireless tasks as an activist, Sukalo is up at 5 a.m. every day,
attending to her cows, cooking and cleaning.