Tribal girl Anupriya Lakra from Malkangiri district, with sheer determination and hard work, has land a job as an aviation pilot.
Anupriya enrolled herself at the Government Aviation Training Institute (GATI) in Bhubaneswar in 2012. The tribal girl dreamt big very early. After moving to Semiliguda to complete her HSC Examinations from the Jeevan Jyoti School, she went to the Sundargarh College to complete her intermediate studies.
The young girl had set her eyes on the sky. With support from family and relatives, she shifted to Bhubaneswar for higher studies.
“She asked me to pursue a career in the aviation sector. Her maternal uncles were quite supportive. They backed me up and ultimately she enrolled herself for aviation training,” said Anupriya’s mother Jimaj Jasmine.
Anupriya recently got an offer to work with a private airline as a co-pilot. She would be initially posted at Singapore, family sources said.
Hailing from a modest background, funding her higher studies was a challenge.
“All credit goes to my wife. She took up as a challenge to train her as a pilot. I used to handover my salary to my wife. She managed everything,” said Anupriya’s father Mriniyas Lakra, who is employed as a Havildar in the Odisha police.