A RAG-PICKER in the South Indian city of Bangalore has gone viral on social media after a video of her speaking in flawless English surfaced, leaving the netizens pleasantly surprised.
The woman, wearing an untidy attire, was spotted rag-picking in Sadashivnagar area of India’s information technology capital. Instagram user Shachina Heggar saw her and spoke with her and recorded the conversation she had. The woman was identified as Cecilia Margaret Lawrence.
She later posted the video on her social media account.
In the video, Lawrence was heard saying that she lived in Japan for seven years once.
Heggar also wrote on her Instagram video: “Stories are always around you. All you need to do is just stop and look around. Some beautiful and some painful, but hey, whats life without a few flowers ...”
“Want to get in touch with this amazingly spirited lady.. If any of you see her please get in touch with us.”
One user said that she saw Lawrence at the city’s Holy Ghost Church on Sundays.
This photograph taken on April 28, 2026 shows a boy getting "thali", a sacred thread tied to his neck symbolising marriage to Hindu warrior god Aravan during the annual Koovagam transgender festival at the Koothandavar temple in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district. For a few fleeting days each year, at the heart of the Koothandavar Temple where ostracised transgender community members from across India come to honour the Hindu deity Aravan, a tradition rooted in millennia-old Hindu texts -- and to enjoy a brief oasis of freedom.Getty Images
This photograph taken on April 29, 2026 shows a member of the transgender community mourning as a priest cuts the "thali", a sacred thread symbolising end of her marriage to Hindu warrior god Aravan during the annual Koovagam transgender festival at the Koothandavar temple in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district. For a few fleeting days each year, at the heart of the Koothandavar Temple where ostracised transgender community members from across India come to honour the Hindu deity Aravan, a tradition rooted in millennia-old Hindu texts -- and to enjoy a brief oasis of freedom. Getty Images
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