Daijiworld Media Network - Gadag (SP)

Gadag, Oct 14: A village girl who escaped from getting married at a young age by convincing her parents, has now been drawing the attention of the whole world through her story.

The girl who has become famous with her story is Ashwini Doddalingalppanavar (24) from Kurugovinakoppa village in Nargund taluk, Gadag district. Now, her story has been selected in the 'New Reality Life Story' contest organized by US-based company Lenovo.

A total of 10 persons representing 10 countries at the rate of one each in the world have been picked based on their stories.

Ashwini belongs to a farmer family. She did her primary and secondary education in the government school in her village. She did PU education and BA degree at Nargund. Her parents were insistent on marrying her away, but she somehow was able to convince them to shed these thoughts and then completed her education.

Ashwini, who initially was nervous about speaking in English, delivering speeches or going on stage, has now grown to a level from which she can train the teachers. She has been teaching the teachers at the government schools on how to make the best use of available technology and teach the students. She also trains them on the methodology of creating and managing a class. She has competed for a two-month skill development course at Deshpande Foundation, Hubballi and had been chosen for Meghashala company in the campus interview. She visits various schools in Bengaluru and trains the teachers about how to teach the students in an absorbing way by using technology.

Ashwini had submitted her story to the New Reality Life Story competition organized by Lenovo company in America. She told in her story the difficulties she faced in pursuing quality education being from a rural place, and how she grew up. On October 9, she told her story in the reality show and won the attention of the entire world. Within five days, her story won over 1.5 lac views, and many have been praising her and liking her for the same.

Ashwini says that even now in many rural places people do not send the girls for higher education. She says she had experienced this earlier and requests the parents to enable their daughters to bring out their talent and allow them to study instead of marrying them off at an early age.