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Surekha Shankar Yadav - India's first female train driver for Indian Railways


Surekha Shankar Yadav - India's first female train driver
 Surekha Shankar Yadav - India's first female train driver

Young India meet Surekha Shankar Yadav from #Maharashtra. She is the first female train driver for the Indian Railways in India and also in Asia.Her achievement has landed her some honours, which include the Jijau Puraskar in 1998 and Woman’s Achiever Award in 2001, to name a few. She has proved that there is nothing a woman can’t do. There’s no predetermined job for a woman. Hats off to this lady !

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