Sushma Midde, 38, lives in Belur. In the environment where she was raised, people believed that girls are meant to spend their lives cooking, so there was no need for them to study. However, her mother want𓆏ed her to get an education, and so, Sushma managed t꧙o pass class ten.
Her father was 🅠a farmer who worked on others’ land, and her husband worked in a jute mill. One day, a close acquaintan🎃ce inspired her to learn driving. After much struggle, she got a commercial driving license. Initially, the authorities refused to issue it to her just because she was a woman.
She took a loan and bought a car, registering🐼 herself on an app-based cab service. At the start, she faced several rejections from customers who refused to board a cab driven by a w🥂oman. Later, the app-based cab service started calling customers after receiving bookings, requesting them to trust her as a driver and vouching for her skills. Gradually, people started accepting her, and her hard work paid off.
Sushma still faces challenges at work. People often tell her to go home and cook inst🐎ead of driving. Bus and truck drivers deliberately try to intimidate her on theꦏ road, but she stays calm behind the wheel. She encourages all women to take charge of their lives and lead independent lives.
