NEW DELHI, June 21 -- After the untimely death of Rasila Wadher's father, her mother in Bhanduri village laboured hard to feed and educate Rasila and her younger brother. After completing her graduation in Hindi, the 21 years old Rasila then struggled to get a job to support her poor family.
She applied for the post of forest guard too, though no females were then selected for that. As she had been good at sports, Rasila was appointed the first female forest guard in Gujarat's Gir National Park in 2007.
Being a young girl, she was given only the desk work inside the office. Instead of fighting with her colleagues and officers, Rasila decided to prove that women were no less than men. Her biggest fear was not of fierce animals, but of be...