Laxmi Sharma | |
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.png) Sharma in 2017. | |
| Born | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Known for | Being the first women to drive an auto rickshaw. |
Laxmi Sharma (Nepali: लक्ष्मी शर्मा) is a Nepali entrepreneur. She is credited as the first woman to drive an auto-rickshaw and went on to establish the first button factory in Nepal. Sharma was married at a young age, after getting a divorce she worked as a housemaid for sixteen years. Later, she started to drive a rickshaw. Though she was harassed for being a woman driver, she went on to open Laxmi Wood Craft Udhyog, a company that made buttons. The buttons were exported to Germany, Switzerland, Zambia, Denmark and the USA.