In an development proving that age is just a number, a 90-year-old woman in MP took to highway after leaning driving. On her accomplishment, MP CM lauded her and called the woman ‘inspirational’. In a video now gone viral, the elderly woman can be seen driving smoothly on an highway in her car. With no stress on her face, the woman can be seen picking up the speed of her car while a younger man sits on the passenger side.

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Often, Indian women are forced to face stereotypes when it comes to driving. Somehow, there’s a common stereotype that women are bad drivers and less efficient in managing situations on road. Women also face another stereotype that they can’t pick up a new skill after a certain age.

A woman from Madhya Pradesh destroyed both the stereotypes and has been receiving appreciation from people on the internet. These are the facts of the matter.


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The Facts of the Matter

Often it happens that we don’t pick up learning a skill or something that our heart desires because of our age. “I think I’m too old for this” and “I think I’ll do this when I get older”, are two common phrases. But a Madhya Pradesh based woman has broken all such shackles and is doing something that her heart desires.

On September 24, 90-year-old Resham Bai Tanwar who resides in the state’s Bilawali region suddenly became an icon. The reason? A video of hers started trending where she could be seen driving a Maruti 800 car as if she had always known how to drive.

The video, which has so far been viewed 26 thousand times and has garnered over 700 likes, had a caption which told her story. According to the caption, the 90-year-old elderly learnt how to drive at her age and had now taken to highway to display her skills.

Watch the Video Here:


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Netizens Erupt with Joy on Elderly Woman’s Feat

Soon, twitteratis had an incredibly wholesome and positive reaction to the video. The reactions ranged from people calling her inspiration to people noting her age and acknowledging the feat. Check the reactions here.

MP CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan Applauds ‘Dadi Ma’s’ Efforts

Thanks to the wide and far reach Twitter has, somehow the video was also seen by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Taking note of the elderly woman’s age and her zest for life, CM said that people must have such zest for life even when they get old.

“Grandmother has inspired all of us that there is no age bar in fulfilling our interest. No matter how old you are, you should have the passion to live life!”, CM Chauhan tweeted.

“Have Driven Tractors Too”: Dadi Gives Interview

After becoming Internet’s new sensation, Resham Bai Tanwar was interviewed by news agency ANI. In her interview, she said that she learnt how to drive as her daughters and daughter-in-law also knew the life skill.

She further added that not only does she love driving, but she has driven cars as well as tractors after learning how to drive.