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Last month, 150 poor and landless women in Odisha each received secure rights to a micro-plot of land, through a partnership between Landesa and the state of Odisha. Land rights can be transformative for a woman in India. A land title grants her an address, access and control over the land, and the opportunity to live with dignity.