Women in Raj village embroider phone numbers on stoles

Udaipur: Illiterate women in a remote Rajasthani village have adopted a novel idea to operate mobile phones, by embroidering the mobile numbers of their family members on their stoles, which they use as virtual phone-book.

Most of the women in the remote tribal village of Theth, majority of whom are illiterate, have got the mobile numbers of their friends and family members embroidered on their stoles.

As and when they require to talk to their family members, they ask anyone to call on the number embroidered on the stoles.

"I cannot operate the mobile phone. I cannot dial the number, so I ask anyone to dial the number when I require to talk to the family members," a local woman said.

Anganwadi worker Sarita Garasia said that most of the women in the village have got the mobile number of the head of the family embroidered on the stoles and they use it as virtual phone-book.

Not only women, but girls also follow this pattern, she added.

Sarpanch Anandram Garasia said that sometimes women cannot memorise the mobile number but with this new concept, they have the mobile number ready with them.

"It is convenient for them as well," she said.

The village is nearly 80 kms from the district headquarter and most of the villagers are tribal and illiterate.