Following the completion of her formal schooling, Jayashree from Kothagiri opted to join a flying school while continuing her career as an IT specialist.
Digital Desk: A 27-year-old woman from the Baduga community in Tamil Nadu made history by becoming the first pilot from her community after completing her graduation from a flight school in South Africa.
Following the completion of her formal schooling, Jayashree from Kothagiri opted to join a flying school while continuing her career as an IT specialist.
Her father Mani, a village administrator who at first expressed scepticism, eventually decided to support his daughter.
Jayashree travelled to South Africa to take the examinations and accrue the necessary flight hours to become a pilot. She then flew back to her home country.
The Badugas are a close-knit tribal group with a distinct cultural and linguistic identity that resides in and around the Ooty and Coonoor area.
