Woman Porter

A Jharkhand court sentenced a suspended RPF constable to death for killing three members of a railway porter's family, including a pregnant woman, and injuring two others by opening fire on them with his service revolver.

Defying all odds, Manju Devi became the first woman in the North Western Railways to take up the job of a porter (also referred to in common parlance as a coolie). It's a profession which is traditionally considered a male bastion. But Ms Devi told news agency ANI she believes that no job is tough, adding that men and women are equal. Twitter is ch...

Manju Devi stands tall in her fraternity, being the first woman porter of the North-West Railways, in a profession that is considered to be male dominated.

Vidya chose to support Rajasthan's first female coolie in through Mission Sapne. "Stepping into Manju's shoes has been an eye-opening experience for me. The difficulties she faces are tremendous, especially in a job that is dominated by men, who believe that being a porter is not a woman's job"

For 38-year-old Sanuja Rajan, the wife of a porter, life has come full circle after enduring hardships all through her life, winning Rs.1 crore in a TV reality show in Kerala.

Several passengers at the Jaipur Railway Station find themselves in a dilemma when they come across 33-year-old Manju. The mother of three is a coolie at the station, offering to carry the heavy luggage of passengers for a small sum of money.

A 33-year-old widow has chosen the male-dominated profession of a railway porter, becoming the first woman porter in Rajasthan.

A Jharkhand court sentenced a suspended RPF constable to death for killing three members of a railway porter's family, including a pregnant woman, and injuring two others by opening fire on them with his service revolver.

Defying all odds, Manju Devi became the first woman in the North Western Railways to take up the job of a porter (also referred to in common parlance as a coolie). It's a profession which is traditionally considered a male bastion. But Ms Devi told news agency ANI she believes that no job is tough, adding that men and women are equal. Twitter is ch...

Manju Devi stands tall in her fraternity, being the first woman porter of the North-West Railways, in a profession that is considered to be male dominated.

Vidya chose to support Rajasthan's first female coolie in through Mission Sapne. "Stepping into Manju's shoes has been an eye-opening experience for me. The difficulties she faces are tremendous, especially in a job that is dominated by men, who believe that being a porter is not a woman's job"

For 38-year-old Sanuja Rajan, the wife of a porter, life has come full circle after enduring hardships all through her life, winning Rs.1 crore in a TV reality show in Kerala.

Several passengers at the Jaipur Railway Station find themselves in a dilemma when they come across 33-year-old Manju. The mother of three is a coolie at the station, offering to carry the heavy luggage of passengers for a small sum of money.

A 33-year-old widow has chosen the male-dominated profession of a railway porter, becoming the first woman porter in Rajasthan.