When a dream finally took wings

Nagpur: A group of 35 women belonging to lower middle class homes on Friday realised their dream of travelling in an aeroplane when they flew to Kolkata to begin their Dhamma yatra. These women from Rahul Nagar, Somalwada, have been saving up for years for this trip.
They are members of Ramabai Samajik Mahila Mandal, Rahul Nagar, and meet regularly for religious and social events. After alighting in Kolkata they would embark upon 15-day journey to various Buddhist holy places like Lumbini, Sarnath, Bodhgaya, Shravasti, Kushinara, and Gangtok. They will come back to Nagpur on December 8.
Before starting on their dream journey, these 35 women and six men accompanying them offered flowers and prayers near the statue of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar at the airport. Shridhar Chalkhuri, one of the well wishers who came to see the group off, said the women had a long-standing dream of flying in an aeroplane as they would watch flights take off and land from their home in Rahul Nagar which is near the airport.
26/11/11 Aparna Nair/Times of India

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