Women Guides At Tadoba!

With Women making forays into different fields and also excelling in them, they have just made another addition to their list. Now, women in Maharashtra are also serving as Forest Guides in Tiger Reserves, an area dominated by men until now. 

So, next time you visit a Forest, there is every likelihood that you will get a taste of this change with a female guide steering your tour through the narrow routes of the jungle and updating you with all the jungle trivia. The women are guided on how to engage the tourists during the jungle tour with important and interesting information regarding the wild, being polite with the tourists, giving information about flora and fauna. 

TATR is famous for its flora and fauna, but now it is also making its mark in women empowerment by creating jobs for them in male dominated areas. From Nature guide to Gypsy driver and boat handlers, there are many areas where women are now working and financially supporting their families. But, more importantly, their dependency on forests for livelihoods has reduced, thereby giving a major boost to forest conservation. 

Sharing her joy, while working as a forest guide at Tadoba, Vrushali said, "The connect formed with every family visiting the forest is something invaluable. Many times tourists want to take selfies with us and makes us feel like a friend. And we, the guides and drivers are overjoyed on seeing the excitement of the tourists when they spot a tiger or a leopard." The tourists also bid adieu, wishing more power to these women who are becoming a conduit between the jungles and the outer world!






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