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Poulami Adhikari was half-way through a double shift when Atindra Chakraborty, a social worker whose hobby is making videos about ordinary people in Kolkata, stopped her to ask some questions.
Poulami had been working since 6am and she was probably going to finish at around 1am, but she welcomed the chance to chat.
In her red T-shirt with the logo “Zomato” in white letters, the 24-year-old explained that her job was to deliver food for India’s largest restaurant food delivery app. But her passion was football, she said.
She had once played for India’s under-16 women’s team, representing her country at international tournaments. But it hadn’t worked out – her family had got into financial trouble and needed her to work. It was a brief chat and Poulami waved goodbye as she left on her bicycle to continue her deliveries.
By the morning the video had gone viral, and people had questions. How could a young woman go from a promising career in football to spending all her waking hours ferrying food around the capital of West Bengal?
They wanted to hear Poulami Adhikari’s story.
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