India, Sept. 23 -- Neha Thakur from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi is making waves online as the state's first female truck blogger. This 25-year-old, who aspired to be an air hostess, is now capturing everything from navigating narrow mountain curves and dense fog to loading and unloading cargo in her Reels. These include her steering a truck along a dangerous edge that crossed 60 million views. "After it exploded, the recognition has been insane, and brand deals have started rolling in, too," shares Thakur, who is trending after her recent interview to a digital portal.

Growing up, she watched her father drive trucks and even rode with him to school. "So, love for trucks has been in my blood since I was a kid," she tells us. But after gradua...