Ukudla kwami yinoma yikuphi ukudla esinakho ekhaya. Ngithenga izicathulo nemifaniswano uma ngithola imali ngokuwina izindondo emicimbini kazwelonke. kusho u-PU Chitra othobekile ku-interview ngo-2017. Alikho igama elichaza i-PU Chitra ngokuphelele kunegama elithi 'hustler'. Ephuma ezimpandeni ezithobekile, umsubathi osezingeni lomhlaba u-Palakkeezhil Unnikrishnan Chitra uye wazuza impumelelo yezilinganiso ezimangalisayo. Wazalwa ngo-9th kaJuni 1995 kubasebenzi u-Unnikrishnan noVasantha Kumar edolobheni lasePalakkad, eKerala. Uhambo lwakhe lokuya phezulu lunezingqinamba futhi kanjani.
Njengoba ngingowomndeni wabayisithupha, ubuntwana buka-PU bebuyinselele. Lo mculi usebone izinsuku lapho bekungekho ukudla okwanele yena nezingane zakubo. Naphezu kwalezi zingqinamba, i-PU yaphikelela; evuka nsuku zonke ukuze aye ekilasini lakhe lemfundo yokuzivocavoca esikoleni. Ekhungethwe ubumpofu, i-PU yayizimisele ukwenza ngcono isimo somndeni wayo futhi yazabalaza kanzima ukuze ifinyelele lapho ekhona, manje. Waqashelwa uthisha wakhe wezemfundo yezomzimba esikoleni sakhe, i-Mundur High School futhi umgunyaza ngempumelelo yakhe.'Ngesikhathi ngisekilasini lesi-7, ngahlatshwa umxhwele abafundi bamantombazane asebekhulile ababehlanganyela emidlalweni futhi ngibamba iqhaza emiqhudelwaneni yezikole. Cishe ngemva kweminyaka emibili ngaqala ukuwina izindondo. Kusukela ekilasini lami lesi-9, angikhumbuli ngiwina enye into engaphansi kwendondo yegolide,' u-Chithra wabelane ngenhlolokhono ngo-2017.
Ukuqina kwakhe nesifiso sakhe sokuthola impumelelo kwaba nezithelo. Unyaka wezi-2016 wawuyisikhathi esiyingqopha-mlando kumsubathi onesifiso sokuvelela njengoba egoduke nendondo yakhe yokuqala yegolide esigabeni se-1500m kuMidlalo YaseNingizimu Asia. Ngo-2017, wafaka amanye amabili! Wagoduka nendondo yethusi kuMidlalo Yase-Asia ka-2018 futhi impumelelo yakhe yathinta izinga eliphakeme ngo-2019 ngesikhathi ehlabana ngendondo yegolide ku-2019 Asian Athletics Championships.
Ukuzinikela kukaPU Chitra kwezemidlalo naphezu kobunzima abubekezelele kuyinto okumele abhale ngayo ekhaya. Siyakuncoma, PU!
