New Delhi: A video clip of a woman beggar, who lives in a ghat in Varanasi has gone viral on the internet. But what makes this video special is the fact that this woman speaks fluent English and claims to be a computer science graduate.


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According to the video, which was posted by a student of Banaras Hindu University, the woman is identified as Swati and she begs on the Assi ghat of Varanasi.


Here's the video!



In the sad video, Swati, who has a degree in computer science can be seen telling social media users that the left part of her body was paralysed after she gave birth to a child. Swati, through the medium of the video, urged users to help her find a job in Varanasi.


A BHU student by the name of Avinash Tripathi, who recorded the woman and put up the video on Facebook also urges his followers to send leads to help Swati find a job.


The video, which was posted on November 5, went viral on social media, with more than 60K views.


However, this is not the first time that a video of an underprivileged individual speaking English has gone viral.


Earlier this year, a video of a ragpicker carrying a bible and speaking in fluent English went viral winning the hearts of hundreds of netizens.