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BMTC MD C Shikha drove a bus to check the buses for procurement. While she drew flak for the same, she is also an inspiration to women to get their licenses for heavyweight vehicles.
Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation Managing Director, C Shikha, was criticised for driving a Volvo bus. People claimed she shouldn’t have driven it without owning proper license for the same.
A photo circulating on social media shows C Sikha driving a heavyweight vehicle. While there were several people who came out in support of her initiative there were many critics too.
People pointed out that its hard to get a heavy vehicle driver’s permit and its very careless on her part to do it without an official license. In a statement released by BMTC explaining the situation, said “The vehicle was driven at the bus training centre… test driven in an controlled environment. There was no harm to the public.”
It says that Sikha was testing the buses for procurement and the tests were being done in a controlled environment. And it assures that there was no one in harm’s way.
As it is understood that transport business is still a tough space for women to make their place in. This initiative by C Sikha makes her an example among us. Her driving may have directed many women to go for their license tests.
Historically, women were considered to be ‘terrible at driving’ and to show that women should not be judged by these sexist parameters is a great leap forward. Everyone should laud C Sikha for stepping up and checking the buses rather than pull her down.
As for the controversy, it is very important for everyone to make sure that they have the necessary documents allowed for driving any kind of vehicles. Strict traffic rules are for our own safety and it is important that everyone, even if you are the BMTC director, to follow them.
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UP Boards Topper Prachi Nigam was trolled on social media for her facial hair; our obsession with appearance is harsh on young minds.
Prachi Nigam’s photo has been doing the rounds on social media for the right reasons. Well, scratch that- I wish the above statement were true. This 15-year-old girl should ideally be revelling in her spectacular achievement of scoring a whopping 98.05% and topping her tenth-grade boards. But oddly enough, along with her marks, it’s something else that garners more attention – her facial hair.
While the trolls are driving themselves giddy by mocking this girl who hasn’t even completed her school yet, the ones who are taking her side are going one step ahead – they are sharing her photoshopped pictures, sans the facial hair, looking nothing less than a celebrity with captions saying – “Prachi Nigam, ten years later”.
Doctors have already diagnosed her with PCOD in their comments, based on photographic evidence. While we have names for people shamed for their weight – body shaming, for their skin colour- racism, for their age- age shaming, for being a female- sexism, this category of shaming where one faces criticism for their appearance has no name. With that, it also has zero shame attached to it.
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