First Woman Porter

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  First Woman Coolie At Jaipur Railway Station Has Twitter In Awe

  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...

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  Porter No 15: Life Of North West Railways' First Woman Coolie

  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.

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  Vidya Balan Spends a Day as a Coolie For TV Show

  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"

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  Meet Manju, Rajasthan's first woman 'coolie'

  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.

• Mother of three becomes first woman porter in Rajasthan

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