Bhubaneswar, Jan. 26 -- The Odisha government rolled down a tableau on the theme - 'Women in Transport Sector' at Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Bhubaneswar during the state-level Republic Day celebrations today, focusing on 'Nari Shakti' and offering a glimpse of the trailblazing locomotive pilot journey of a Sundargarh woman.
Defying all stereotypes, poverty and other setbacks in life, 41-year-old Munni Tigga of Sundargarh's Hatibari village has been serving as freight trains driver for the last 14 years.
Belonging to a farming family, Tigga topped her batch in 2002 while studying in Kumjharia girl's high school. Struggling with finances and fulfilling the basic needs of seven children including Tigga, her father expressed his inability to pay fo...