India, Oct. 6 -- Shakuntala Devi, originally from Nepal, but married in the Madhubani district of Bihar, India, is now in two boats. When the Election Commission of India conducted a Special Intensive Review of the electoral roll of Bihar, her citizenship was brought into question. She was born in Nepal and has Nepalese citizenship. But she is married to an Indian in Madhubani.

Coming from an ordinary family background, her husband did not make a birth certificate or an Aadhaar Card for her. She does not have any other identity card with her. While her husband's name could be enrolled in the electoral roll, Shakuntala's name could not be entered. This leaves her without citizenship. Now, to ensure that any document is processed to add he...