'Rickshawali' Rekha of Bodebersain says: I have finished eating, living, I am teaching both my sons in boarding school.
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Bodebersine stands at the square, an e-rickshaw. 29-year-old Rekha Kumari Yadav is in it. Many consider him a traveler. But she is both the owner and the driver of this rickshaw.
E-Rickshaw Number Pr 1-01-002 H 4557 . Its route is, from Bodebarsain to Rajviraj. And back again from the headquarters to Bodebersine . Every morning, Rekha Kumari takes an e-rickshaw from Khadak Municipality-11 Banauli in Saptari to her route. And begins, his daily work .
She stops the e-rickshaw at a stand near the ward police office and starts looking for passengers. How much? Don't come, don't sit, where is everything brother? Kanikalme khultai rickshaw,' while looking around and raising her voice, she calls out to the passenger, 'Hau haiya, rickshaw khuil rahal chai, abu na, au na didi .' Chiyai .' means sit in my rickshaw, I always arrive at Barsine Bazar at 10 o'clock .
Rekha Kumari had to gather courage at many stages before taking a rickshaw on the road. Because it is still not so easy for women to go out of the house in Madhesh . On top of that, to work in the transport sector, which is dominated by men, you have to muster a little bit of courage.
Banauli Village Maiti Rekha was married 10 years ago in Sakhuwa Simraha of Siraha according to social tradition . She got married while she was studying in Class 12 at Chandra Naman Secondary School in Bodebarsine and her married life went well for 7/8 years . She is also a mother of two children. However, two years ago, after her husband secretly married another woman, there was a void in her happy world .
'When my husband was with another woman, he used to give me a lot of pain and torture,' she said, remembering the old days, 'My husband could not be mine, and I was forced to take the legal route, in the case of polygamy, he (husband) is suffering according to the law.' In the midst of this hardship, Maiti (Banauli) returned with two children after her husband did not allow her to stay at home. He had no source of income. There was no skill in hand . But the responsibility of raising two young sons was on her shoulders alone.
He also regretted that he could have done something if he had not missed his studies by getting married while studying in 12th grade. She did not have citizenship even to do some jobs. It was not easy for her to get citizenship because she left her husband's house. It is said, 'I got citizenship by beating the police and administration for many days.' Even though I got citizenship, I didn't get a job right away. During this difficult time, Sani's mother's daughter Anju advised her to stand on her own feet instead of taking a job. After Anju's advice, she went to Dharan and took training in driving an e-rickshaw.
Although he decided to run an e-rickshaw, he did not have the money to buy a rickshaw. Father's condition was also the same. She went to buy an e-rickshaw for 250,000 after asking for help from many places. "When I started driving in the city, I met people who interrupted me but I didn't hesitate to drive a rickshaw," she added, "In our society, driving a rickshaw was new to my daughter, and there was more gossip than encouragement, and the people who interrupt me gradually disappeared." When life was changing, she said with a smile, 'Jalaibala jalait rahtai, Rekhake rickshaw chalait rahtai.' At the beginning of the
, when Rajviraj came with a rickshaw, it was very hard for him to enter the route. Rekha was the only female driver at the stand where about 40 rickshaws were running. "In the beginning, I didn't know anything, I was hesitant to talk to the passengers, now I'm used to talking," she says, "Sometimes when there's a dispute about the route and the passengers, I have to face it."
His 10-year-old son studies in class 6 and 8-year-old son in class 2 . He has to prepare to send both of them to school from morning. All household work from cooking to cooking and arriving on the road by rickshaw is 10 o'clock. "After getting at least 4/5 passengers, I will come to Rajviraj and return from here with the same number of passengers," she added. And she rejoices with her children. Even though he could not read, he has the ambition to educate his sons and make them good and capable people. "It's not that a woman can't do anything without a husband, but with the help and support of a good husband, it's easy to run a family life," she added, "I also have a place to consider if my husband becomes a good one." "You should not give up on the problem, after continuous struggle, the suffering will go away," Rekha said in a voice full of courage, "The work is not small or big, instead of sitting at home, you need to stand on your own feet with hard work and you don't have to bow down to anyone." With the strength of his own earnings, he has not only gained confidence, but has also been able to do what he thinks. She said with a happy expression on her face, "Khan, Laun has reached". I am teaching both sons in boarding school.'
