Bhubaneswar, June 23 -- On a grand stage lit with the spirit of celebration and transformation, five women stood tall, symbolizing not just individual success, but the collective rise of women-led prosperity across the nation.

Among them was Lusa Gannik, a 43-year-old tribal woman from Rengalik village, Jharsuguda, whose quiet resilience and relentless determination earned her recognition as a Lakhpati Didi by none other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the massive Janata Maidan gathering in the Odisha capital on June 20.

The occasion marked one year of the new state government in Odisha and eleven years of the central government, but it also marked a decade of dreams turning into realities for lakhs of women like Lusa under the La...