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I have two names. Although Goma is mentioned in Nagakita, everyone calls/knows it as Gita. There are few people who don't know Geeta Didi who drives an auto now in Kohalpur market. It has been 7 years since he started driving autorickshaws in the streets of Kohalpur to meet his household expenses.
Driving an autorickshaw earns 500 to 1000 rupees a day. If two-four money is earned, the house expenses will be spent, otherwise there is no way . Lives in Kohalpur-2, Anandnagar. In the name of the property, there is only a two-room house built by the self-employment program. Blessings have been met .
Now I am 42 years old. Her husband died at the age of 28 due to stomach cancer. It's been 12 years since I left him. After losing her husband, not only was the house empty, but what should we do, what should we do? Since he has two sons with him, he felt that something should be done for their upbringing. That's why I didn't eat.
Now the sons are 21 and 15 years old. 6,000 is spent on the education of the younger son. Even though it is a government school in the village, they ask for annual fee, tuition, coaching fee. Book, copy, pen and lunch expenses are separate .
Rice-dal, oil-spices, green vegetables should be bought and eaten. When the guests came, they had to eat fish and meat . After all, the cost of the kitchen alone is 10,000 per month. I left my son in charge of my mother-in-law and went to Kuwait to earn money even if it was for the future of my children. After working for three years, I returned home thinking that they needed me. At the time of my return, I had a total of 100,000 savings. How many days would it last with that amount?
7 years ago, I took out a loan of 5 lakhs from a cooperative and bought an autorickshaw after I had no income. I did not stop driving rickshaws even during the Corona epidemic. After earning day and night and paying off the loan of the cooperative, my heart was shaken . I learned to drive a car without learning how to ride a bicycle . Courage comes after being forced. With the same courage, she continues to learn new things . Nothing can stop the sunshine now. Because it is very hot, I don't miss a jacket and glasses every year. In the
market, the fare from one chowk to another is 30 rupees per person. I get up early and take a rickshaw to the square. I return home after picking up passengers by 6 pm. I come home in the morning and have dinner. It has been easy because the younger son cooks. I just spent 2 lakh 65 thousand and changed the battery of the rickshaw. Since I didn't have any savings, I took a loan from this cooperative and bought a battery. Now I am paying the interest and installments of the cooperative .
The little son studies in 8th standard . After giving SEE, the eldest son did not continue his studies . He fell into addiction after the lockdown and corona affected his studies. He chose the wrong path in the excitement of his friends . It is gradually improving. Once, when he went with his friends, the police arrested him and prosecuted him on charges of drug trafficking. Sometimes I am going to the police and sometimes to the court. If the case was resolved quickly, I could have worked confidently.
There are many problems in the life of the poor. We don't know big people . Who doesn't listen to our voice . Have the courage to drive a rickshaw as long as you have strength in your arms. On the days when I can't do this job, I have thought of opening a shop by keeping a sewing machine at home .
presentation: Rupa Gahatraj
