Social activist Sudha Verghese addresses a programme organised by the history department of Patna University to mark International Women's Day at Darbhanga House on Tuesday. Verghese has devoted herself to the education of Musahar and Dalit communities. She said: "The uplift of women can be done only through education. On International Women's Day, everyone should take pledge to educate women." Bharti S Kumar, a retired teacher of the history department, called for improving the education level of women. Text by Roshan Kumar, picture by Nagendra Kumar Singh