Pavement hawker sells brooms; on Dr. Alagappa Road

 


On the pavement of Dr. Alagappa Road, near C.S.I Wesley Church, Egmore, there is a woman who sells broomsticks.


Her name is Padmavathi.

She says she has been doing this for 4 years.


She says she is 63 years old and she divorced her husband and has been a single parent for her two children.


Broomsticks are sold for ₹50 / ₹100.


- By V. Lavanya

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  1. PREETHI SRINIVASAN8 June 2023 at 01:40

    Padmavati who sells broomsticks -One more story about resilience

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