Now, the matter of unwed mothers has become the issue of silver screen. Recently INTWOT completed a research on the sorry plight of 40,000 unwed mothers of Orissa. In this study, total 11 districts of western Orissa including Kendrapada district of coastal area has also been included, to know the actualities and realties of unwed mothers. Since, INTWOT is making awareness among the grassroot people of Western Orissa, so, the research matter that has been published by RAJKAMAL PRAKASHAN PVT. LTD. that inspired Telugu film Moghul and media baron Ramoji Rao to make a film `Mouna Poratam' (Silent Revolt).
He is intended to highlight the fight of Sabita Badhai to get social recognition in the late Eighties. But 20 years later unwed mother Sabita Badhai of village Kulta-Nuapali still continues her fight as social acceptance eludes her and her young son. The ordeal of Sabita started when she fell in love with a village boy Somnath Naik in their village, located eight km away from Sambalpur town.
Sabita was young and frequented Somnath's house where she rolled beedis with other village women.
The love and the trust Sabita had on her beloved led her to pregnancy, which became public in July 30, 1987. Bewildered, the seniors of the village convened a meeting but could not reach at a conclusion. Subsequently Sabita delivered a baby boy out of the relationship. Although the family of Sabita offered to marry her off with Somnath, his family refused to accept her, assassinating her character. An undeterred Sabita sat on dharna in front of the house of Somnath demanding that the family accept her and the infant child.
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