{
  "id": 10188665,
  "title": "Rejected for being a girl, Manasi Mridha became Kolkata’s first Pink Cab driver",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/rejected-for-being-a-girl-manasi-mridha-became-kolkatas-first-pink",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T08:50:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/women/voices-of-power/her-father-rejected-her-for-being-a-girl-but-manasi-mridha-overcame-poverty-widowhood-and-hardship-to-become-kolkatas-first-pink-cab-driver/articleshow/134517325.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Enduring a tumultuous childhood characterized by abandonment and a lack of educational resources, Manasi Mridha rose to formidable challenges. After becoming a mother at a young age and facing widowhood, she pursued multiple job opportunities for survival. With the help of the Azad Foundation’s Women on Wheels initiative, she acquired vital driving skills, eventually becoming Kolkata's…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}