#SheInspiresUs: 45-yr-old woman in MP’s Mandsaur fixes puncture for living

Mar 08, 2020

Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh), Mar 08 (ANI): Breaking the stereotype, a 45-year-old woman repairs tyre punctures to earn her living in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur. While speaking to ANI, Maina Solanki said, “My mother and father used to do the same work and after my father passed away, I joined my mother. Later my husband also passed away. I then shifted to my mother’s place with my three daughters.”“I have worked day and night. I started wearing pant and a shirt. I never used to think that I am a woman, I just worked extremely hard to earn my livelihood. I have provided education to my daughters and two of them are married now. I have been working for 20-25 years,” she added. However, Solanki's health has started deteriorating.