Jyoti Paswan-a brave girl who was forced to take her father as pillion on a 1200 kilometre cycle journey!
Greetings friends!
Jyoti Kumari Paswan's father, who comes from a deprived section based on caste discrimination, was a similar sufferer of the lock down. He used to drive an e-rickshaw at Gurgaon near Delhi, but, an accident forced him to sit back at home. Jyoti, a 15 year old student, went to Gurgaon on March to see her ailing father. Jyoti was forced to stay with her father because of lock down. They had no job and no money and the landlord was threatening to throw them out. So, the father-daughter duo was on the verge of starvation.
In this hopeless situation Jyoti decided to take a brave step. She told her father that they would go to their village in Darbhanga Bihar, which is 1200 kilometre away from Gurgaon. She told her father that she would take her as pillion on an second hand cycle which she bought arranging money buy taking loan from someone. Her father was reluctant as it was a perilous journey of 1200 kilometre. He tried everything but, later surrendered before his daughter's courage and determination. They had to ride about 100 kilometre everyday on cycle in order to reach their destination. Sometimes, truck drivers also helped them by letting them aboard. All other means of transport was closed. She was very tired and they used to get free food wherever people were distributing it for the people like them. After eight days long and tiring journey they reached their home.
No doubt it was a brave journey. Even the US President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump joined social media to salute her and called it a “beautiful feat of endurance”.
After knowing about her expedition, people and politician are coming forward to help this family. Politicians are sowing it like a matter of great honor but, it is the matter of national shame for the people of India where a teenager were forced to take such a dangerous journey. Politicians should be ashamed of themselves who have created such a gory situation for poor and deprived people like her.
Here is the link of the video of her interview:
Thank you for reading!
Yours @akdx
Everywhere in the world there are people who don't care about the needs of others, as an example I have my country VENEZUELA, where many of us have emigrated because of the lack of quality of life, and the government simply doesn't care that people from their country die on the way and go through all that they have to go through to get to another country, many leave on foot, you can imagine all that happens on the way. I think it's something very similar and even worse!
This is the sad story of Venezuelan people and now the poor and low middle class people of India are suffering from the similar pain. This is the irresponsible behavior of governments.
Hi @akdx
This sounds like huge and inspiring story. I hope it's real. In times when so many news are fake - one cannot know for sure if those happy stories aren't made up as well.
One thing that I found surprissing is that she did 1200km in 7 days. Assuming that she never got lost, it's still 170km daily. For 7 days straight.
Is that even possible? I seriously have my doubts,
Yours, Piotr
The story is true my friend. She covered a lot by her cycle and in many occasions were helped by the truck drivers who helped her and her father to go to some distance in their trucks.
Wow! She is indeed a very strong and brave girl. I hope she gains more publication around the world and I hope she get noticed by Guness book of record and world record breakers.
Thanks for sharing this great post with love from @hardaeborla and I hope you have a great day ahead
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Thank you dear @hardaeborla!
You're welcome 😊