• Saturday, April 20, 2024

Human Interest

Rag-picker in Bangalore stuns citizens with impeccable English

Representational Image (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP via Getty Images)

By: Shubham Ghosh

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.

 

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