Rajkunwar was 14 years old when she married Chuni Singh, an army man. In 1945, Chuni sent his 15-year-old wife a money order for Rs 50, which was a princely sum in those days. Chuni left the defense forces in 1950 but when he died in 1951, he didn't leave any documents behind. Thus began her battle for survival with the one-month-old son her husband had left behind along with six bighas of land, two goats and a hut in Neem Ka Thana, Sikar district, in Rajasthan. All she had was a payee's slip for that one money order and an army mess bowl. For 64 years since her husband's death, Rajkunwar had had to return empty-handed every time she visited the district Sainik Kalyan Board seeking a defence widow's pension.
Finally, Group Captain S.S. Dholia, a retired air force officer in charge of the district Sainik Kalyan Board, decided to take the matter up. He knew he had a mountain to climb but climb it he did and the result is that now 86-year-old Rajkunwar will receive a monthly pension of Rs 4,000.
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