Updated On: 30 June, 2014 11:26 AM IST | | Priyankka Deshpande
<p>Vaishali Raskar decided to start driving auto rickshaw, as her husband's earnings were not enough to meet the financial needs of the family. Now, 12 years later, she has setup a tours and travels business</p>

Vaishali Raskar, Pune Female rickshaw driver
In 2002, Vaishali Raskar stormed a male bastion when she decided to start driving an auto rickshaw, in order to
meet the financial needs of her family.

Vaishali Raskar started ferrying school children in her auto rickshaw in 2002
Now, 12 years later, she runs a tours and travels business with her husband and has managed to take care of her family. However, life had not always been easy for Vaishali, who had to leave her three kids at home to earn money.