Tribal girl from Wayanad scripts success story in fitness training, set to fly to Abu Dhabi
The Hindu
21-year-old tribal girl from Wayanad, Aswani Das, achieves success as a fitness trainer, flying to Abu Dhabi for a job.
Aswani Das, a tribal girl from Kambalakkad in Wayanad district, has proved her mettle as a fitness trainer, a domain largely confined to men. She is about to fly to Abu Dhabi to take up a job as a fitness trainer.
With strong determination and perseverance, the 21-year-old girl managed to beat the odds to become a fitness trainer, perhaps the first woman fitness trainer from the tribal community in the State.
While Ms. Das was pursuing her Plus Two at Government Higher Secondary School at Kaniyampetta, she attended a district-level powerlifting competition. She was selected for a State-level completion and bagged fourth place in it. “This achievement inspired me to become a physical trainer,” says Ms. Das.
Ms. Das’s life took a turn with her enrolment in the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) fitness trainer programme at the Community Skill Park (CSP) at Mananthavady under the Additional Skill Acquisition Programme (ASAP) of the State government.
She hailed from a farming family. Despite her passion for fitness, financial constraints had limited her options. The dream of becoming a certified fitness trainer seemed distant until PMKVY skill hub initiative came to her rescue.
Under the programme, Ms. Das received free training, breaking down the financial barriers between her and her aspirations. The comprehensive training not only equipped her with the essential skills required to navigate the world of fitness but also instilled confidence in her ability to excel in the fitness industry.
Ms. Das joined a fitness centre in Malappuram as a trainer after completing the training programme. She has been selected as a fitness trainer at the Senora Fitness Centre, Abu Dhabi. “They offered me a sum of 1,500 Dirham, apart from 750 Dirham for personal training, a month, she said. She would leave for Abu Dhabi on January 3.
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