In June, 11 women sanitation workers from the southern Indian state of Kerala pooled money to buy a lottery ticket.
The women are part of a group that collects non-biodegradable waste from households in Parappanangadi town in Kerala’s Malappuram district.
Kuttimalu, 72, says she was initially sad when Radha was collecting funds because she didn’t have enough money.
“Then Cherumannil Baby (another member of the group) told me she had 25 rupees and was willing to lend me half of it for the ticket,” she tells the BBC.
The women only found out they had won a day after the draw, when one of them asked her husband to check the results.
On Friday, a day after their life-changing win, the 11 women reached the agency’s office like always to resume their work.
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In June, 11 women sanitation workers from the southern Indian state of Kerala pooled money to buy a lottery ticket.
The women are part of a group that collects non-biodegradable waste from households in Parappanangadi town in Kerala’s Malappuram district.
Kuttimalu, 72, says she was initially sad when Radha was collecting funds because she didn’t have enough money.
“Then Cherumannil Baby (another member of the group) told me she had 25 rupees and was willing to lend me half of it for the ticket,” she tells the BBC.
The women only found out they had won a day after the draw, when one of them asked her husband to check the results.
On Friday, a day after their life-changing win, the 11 women reached the agency’s office like always to resume their work.
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