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Daring to drive: How Mumbai’s female rickshaw drivers are beating the odds

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Updated on: 08 March,2024 10:17 AM IST  |  Mumbai
Nascimento Pinto | nascimento.pinto@mid-day.com

Driving an autorickshaw on Mumbai’s streets is no easy task. Quite a few women have broken into this male-dominated profession with confidence in recent years. Mid-day Online spoke to two women who ferry passengers in Bandra not only for the money but also for the independence it brings

Daring to drive: How Mumbai’s female rickshaw drivers are beating the odds

Alka Jadhav and Tejashree Sawant have been driving their autorickshaws in Bandra East for the last four years. Photo: Alka Jadhav/Tejashree Sawant

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