Girl champions felicitated for tiding over all odds
The Hindu
Girl champions felicitated for tiding over all odds
B. Bhargavi, working as a branch post master in Andhra Pradesh, has taken the train for the first time this year, ahead of International Women’s Day.
A resident of Madanapalle, she is the daughter of an auto driver father and a daily wage labourer mother.
"I had to quit studies during COVID-19, and stay at home. I tried different methods to eke out a living. I made photo frames and sold them. And later, I got a job in a jewellery shop as cashier,” she related, speaking at ‘STEMming Strong — Breaking Barriers to Building Breakthroughs’, an event organised by Child Rights and You, a voluntary organisation.
Working as a cashier, she applied for a job in India Post and got it. Her travails were far from over. As a postal employee, she had to travel long distances to promote the department’s schemes.
“People discouraged me, saying I was a girl, and I won’t be able to do it. Some even threatened me. I did not know how to ride even a bicycle,” Bhargavi shared.
She did what would have been construed impossible for a girl. She walked 10 kilometres a day for 20 days, interacting with people and explaining the scheme.
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Girl champions felicitated for tiding over all odds
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