Laxmi lakra biography definition

From a poor, tribal family in village Dela Doli Kokar near Ranchi in Jharkhand to becoming a woman engine driver - Laxmi Lakra, 27, has come a long way. And for this petite, spirited young woman, even the journey was exciting.

Laxmi is the second woman to make the post in India; Surekha Yadav from Mumbai was the first, joining Central Railways in 1992. Laxmi, though, is the first woman engine driver with Northern Railways.

"I've always competed with men," says this petite but steely woman.

"I love challenges and the moment somebody says this is 'not for the girls', I make sure I go ahead and do it!" Laxmi, who was selected for this coveted post after clearing the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) test last year, credits her parents - both construction laborers in Jharkhand - with her success.

"My parents are illiterate, but they never discriminated between the boys and girls of the family.

My two brothers and