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Life imitates a Sterling story, part #77832:

Gulab Devi, 45, of Harmara village in Rajasthan’s Ajmer district comes across as the quintessential rural woman from Rajasthan. Dressed in the traditional ghagra-choli (long skirt and blouse), Gulab is the sole bread-earner for her four children and her ailing husband who hasn’t had a job in the 24 years of their marriage.

Gulab is completely illiterate. Ask her what she does for a living, and she’ll tell you she makes electronic circuits and chargers for solar lighting panels. And before you start wondering whether you heard wrong, she’ll tell you that she also installs and maintains handpumps, water tanks and pipelines. Not only is she running her household comfortably with her salary from this work, she is also one of the most respected members of her community.

(Via Rebecca’s Pocket)