Rani Rasmani was always ready to help the poor and the persecuted. At one time the government imposed a tax on the fishermen who made their meagre living by fishing in the Ganges. The fishermen requested various prominent people to help them, but no one would come forward to their defense. Finally they went to Rani Rasmani and she promised to do something. Paying ten thousand rupees to the government, she discreetly took a lease on the fishing rights to the Ganges from Ghusuri to Metiabruz. She then asked the fishermen to barricade that area of the river, from shore to shore, with bamboo poles and told them they could catch fish there without paying any tax. (According to Sri Ramakrishna, The Great Master, the barricade was made with chains.) As a result, all water traffic was stopped and commercial boats could not reach their ports. A “Show Cause” summons came from the government along with an order to remove the barricades. Rasmani replied that the big steamboats frightened the fish, causing them to run to and fro, and this made it difficult for them to lay their eggs. The poor fishermen were therefore not able to catch many fish, which was their only source of income. Furthermore, she replied, that with a view to protecting the fishermen she had paid the government a large amount of money, and legally she had every right to put up a barricade in her own area. At last the British Government settled the case by returning Rasmani’s money for the lease of the land and rescinding the fishing tax. (Source: They Lived with God)