good afternoon motherhood is one of the biggest game-changer I think most of you
biggest game-changer I think most of you
biggest game-changer I think most of you agree with me it’s a totally new life
agree with me it’s a totally new life
agree with me it’s a totally new life where you have a big responsibility a
where you have a big responsibility a
where you have a big responsibility a child you’re supposed to be taking care
child you’re supposed to be taking care
child you’re supposed to be taking care of the rest of your life it’s all about
of the rest of your life it’s all about
of the rest of your life it’s all about love care compassion and a lot of
love care compassion and a lot of
love care compassion and a lot of responsibilities of course I’m just
responsibilities of course I’m just
responsibilities of course I’m just curious if there are some mothers in the
curious if there are some mothers in the
curious if there are some mothers in the room okay there are some thank you for
room okay there are some thank you for
room okay there are some thank you for being here
being here
being here it’s a beautiful face I think most of
it’s a beautiful face I think most of
it’s a beautiful face I think most of you would agree with me you must have
you would agree with me you must have
you would agree with me you must have heard from a lot of your friends family
heard from a lot of your friends family
heard from a lot of your friends family and colleagues that seen your child for
and colleagues that seen your child for
and colleagues that seen your child for the first time is the best feeling ever
the first time is the best feeling ever
the first time is the best feeling ever but it’s not true for a lot of people in
but it’s not true for a lot of people in
but it’s not true for a lot of people in India every are five women are dying
India every are five women are dying
India every are five women are dying during childbirth or postpartum they are
during childbirth or postpartum they are
during childbirth or postpartum they are not able to see the faces of their
not able to see the faces of their
not able to see the faces of their children or the children are not able to
children or the children are not able to
children or the children are not able to see their mothers children also dying
see their mothers children also dying
see their mothers children also dying during the birth if we talk about facts
during the birth if we talk about facts
during the birth if we talk about facts and data about point seven million
and data about point seven million
and data about point seven million children are dying during childbirth
children are dying during childbirth
children are dying during childbirth it’s a very concerning number this
it’s a very concerning number this
it’s a very concerning number this beautiful face which we all deserve to
beautiful face which we all deserve to
beautiful face which we all deserve to enjoy becomes a crisis situation it’s a
enjoy becomes a crisis situation it’s a
enjoy becomes a crisis situation it’s a trauma which you have to live with for
trauma which you have to live with for
trauma which you have to live with for rest of your life
rest of your life
rest of your life since I started with my foundation I
since I started with my foundation I
since I started with my foundation I have come across with a lot of women and
have come across with a lot of women and
have come across with a lot of women and heard about their stories what they have
heard about their stories what they have
heard about their stories what they have been going through and it’s sometimes
been going through and it’s sometimes
been going through and it’s sometimes really concerns me like how the
really concerns me like how the
really concerns me like how the situation can be cured it’s not about
situation can be cured it’s not about
situation can be cured it’s not about treating anymore it’s about curing and
treating anymore it’s about curing and
treating anymore it’s about curing and there are so many different kind of
there are so many different kind of
there are so many different kind of situations and so many different kind of
situations and so many different kind of
situations and so many different kind of problems which are very hard to even
problems which are very hard to even
problems which are very hard to even address there are physical issues there
address there are physical issues there
address there are physical issues there are also mental issues about 15 percent
are also mental issues about 15 percent
are also mental issues about 15 percent of women are facing postpartum
of women are facing postpartum
of women are facing postpartum depression and depression is something
depression and depression is something
depression and depression is something which cannot be seen very few people
which cannot be seen very few people
which cannot be seen very few people even from very educated family
even from very educated family
even from very educated family understand what this postpartum
understand what this postpartum
understand what this postpartum depression is all about they are men who
depression is all about they are men who
depression is all about they are men who are very educated but they see that the
are very educated but they see that the
are very educated but they see that the women are just dramatizing it just to
women are just dramatizing it just to
women are just dramatizing it just to get the attention from the partners or
get the attention from the partners or
get the attention from the partners or families they do not want to or not even
families they do not want to or not even
families they do not want to or not even willing to understand what they’re going
willing to understand what they’re going
willing to understand what they’re going through if I talk about I’m blessed that
through if I talk about I’m blessed that
through if I talk about I’m blessed that I have come across with a lot of such
I have come across with a lot of such
I have come across with a lot of such women and I’m able to interact with them
women and I’m able to interact with them
women and I’m able to interact with them and hear all about their personal
and hear all about their personal
and hear all about their personal experiences some of the stories are just
experiences some of the stories are just
experiences some of the stories are just heartbreaking I have met mothers who are
heartbreaking I have met mothers who are
heartbreaking I have met mothers who are just she’s just 17 and she has a
just she’s just 17 and she has a
just she’s just 17 and she has a three-year-old daughter and the daughter
three-year-old daughter and the daughter
three-year-old daughter and the daughter has a neural damage and cannot be cured
has a neural damage and cannot be cured
has a neural damage and cannot be cured for the rest of the life so even if you
for the rest of the life so even if you
for the rest of the life so even if you want to do something for her it’s just
want to do something for her it’s just
want to do something for her it’s just very difficult to even manage because
very difficult to even manage because
very difficult to even manage because doctors say it’s just not possible
doctors say it’s just not possible
doctors say it’s just not possible they are women who were forced into
they are women who were forced into
they are women who were forced into repeated pregnancies because the
repeated pregnancies because the
repeated pregnancies because the families just warned sons
families just warned sons
families just warned sons they’re just having daughters sometimes
they’re just having daughters sometimes
they’re just having daughters sometimes they have six daughters and they are
they have six daughters and they are
they have six daughters and they are forced into seventh one hoping for the
forced into seventh one hoping for the
forced into seventh one hoping for the son and the girl is not even 25 or 26
son and the girl is not even 25 or 26
son and the girl is not even 25 or 26 she has no strength in her body to even
she has no strength in her body to even
she has no strength in her body to even go through that again and again a girl
go through that again and again a girl
go through that again and again a girl who is not having a mother she is so
who is not having a mother she is so
who is not having a mother she is so thin that you can barely see any
nutritions or anything like she is
nutritions or anything like she is barely able to stand and she is a
barely able to stand and she is a
barely able to stand and she is a surrogate and mother of three of her own
surrogate and mother of three of her own
surrogate and mother of three of her own siblings which is very very very scary
siblings which is very very very scary
siblings which is very very very scary we came up with the foundation that we
we came up with the foundation that we
we came up with the foundation that we wanted to help with these women and then
wanted to help with these women and then
wanted to help with these women and then we thought about like where the problem
we thought about like where the problem
we thought about like where the problem actually coming from I always felt that
actually coming from I always felt that
actually coming from I always felt that being pregnant giving birth to a child
being pregnant giving birth to a child
being pregnant giving birth to a child is a very difficult journey not just
is a very difficult journey not just
is a very difficult journey not just during the pregnancy but also after the
during the pregnancy but also after the
during the pregnancy but also after the delivery but then I always thought okay
delivery but then I always thought okay
delivery but then I always thought okay we have a big support system what about
we have a big support system what about
we have a big support system what about women who do not have a support system
women who do not have a support system
women who do not have a support system and we’re not having any privileges
and we’re not having any privileges
and we’re not having any privileges either how do they manage these women
either how do they manage these women
either how do they manage these women are not having any support system even
are not having any support system even
are not having any support system even from the family and that made me wonder
from the family and that made me wonder
from the family and that made me wonder like how can we improved the situation
like how can we improved the situation
like how can we improved the situation so we thought that we have to work on
so we thought that we have to work on
so we thought that we have to work on imparting some knowledge because the
imparting some knowledge because the
imparting some knowledge because the problem is as simple as having the
problem is as simple as having the
problem is as simple as having the knowledge and awareness about their own
knowledge and awareness about their own
knowledge and awareness about their own health so we come forwards to give them
health so we come forwards to give them
health so we come forwards to give them knowledge and impart some awareness in
knowledge and impart some awareness in
knowledge and impart some awareness in them about their own health make them
them about their own health make them
them about their own health make them self aware
self aware
self aware but a lot of challenges around that also
but a lot of challenges around that also
but a lot of challenges around that also we want to come up with the center where
we want to come up with the center where
we want to come up with the center where these women can come down and gain also
these women can come down and gain also
these women can come down and gain also knowledge about themselves and about
knowledge about themselves and about
knowledge about themselves and about their children but the family wouldn’t
their children but the family wouldn’t
their children but the family wouldn’t support that because they would expect
support that because they would expect
support that because they would expect the rumen to go out and earn so we have
the rumen to go out and earn so we have
the rumen to go out and earn so we have to think of a situation where women are
to think of a situation where women are
to think of a situation where women are allowed to come to the center and even
allowed to come to the center and even
allowed to come to the center and even gain such knowledge which is one of the
gain such knowledge which is one of the
gain such knowledge which is one of the biggest factor is actually money so we
biggest factor is actually money so we
biggest factor is actually money so we have to do something which empowers
have to do something which empowers
have to do something which empowers these women and instead of they being
these women and instead of they being
these women and instead of they being sent on a construction site they should
sent on a construction site they should
sent on a construction site they should be sent to the center that’s where we
be sent to the center that’s where we
be sent to the center that’s where we started thinking of bringing some sort
started thinking of bringing some sort
started thinking of bringing some sort of empowerment or some sort of earning
of empowerment or some sort of earning
of empowerment or some sort of earning mechanism that while they’re learning
mechanism that while they’re learning
mechanism that while they’re learning they’re also earning that is the model
they’re also earning that is the model
they’re also earning that is the model we started working on and we expect that
we started working on and we expect that
we started working on and we expect that it would make some impact on these women
it would make some impact on these women
it would make some impact on these women to not just take care of their own
to not just take care of their own
to not just take care of their own health but also their children from the
health but also their children from the
health but also their children from the video this morning we saw that there was
video this morning we saw that there was
video this morning we saw that there was a very beautiful code that all the all
a very beautiful code that all the all
a very beautiful code that all the all of us are born creative it’s just matter
of us are born creative it’s just matter
of us are born creative it’s just matter of retaining it I think exactly same
of retaining it I think exactly same
of retaining it I think exactly same about compassion I feel most of us all
about compassion I feel most of us all
about compassion I feel most of us all of us are born with compassion and love
of us are born with compassion and love
of us are born with compassion and love yesterday when I flew down to Bangalore
yesterday when I flew down to Bangalore
yesterday when I flew down to Bangalore my one-and-a-half years old daughter she
my one-and-a-half years old daughter she
my one-and-a-half years old daughter she was running through the entire plane and
was running through the entire plane and
was running through the entire plane and she literally went to each and every
she literally went to each and every
she literally went to each and every passenger to say hello and shook hands
passenger to say hello and shook hands
passenger to say hello and shook hands with him and no matter I wanted to say I
with him and no matter I wanted to say I
with him and no matter I wanted to say I wanted to say hello or not but I really
wanted to say hello or not but I really
wanted to say hello or not but I really had to smile at each every each one of
had to smile at each every each one of
had to smile at each every each one of them so that compassion and love do we
them so that compassion and love do we
them so that compassion and love do we retain that that is a question and why
retain that that is a question and why
retain that that is a question and why don’t we retain that anymore
don’t we retain that anymore
don’t we retain that anymore why don’t we feel for each other why
why don’t we feel for each other why
why don’t we feel for each other why don’t we feel for women in the same
don’t we feel for women in the same
don’t we feel for women in the same family
family
family why don’t we feel their pain what they
why don’t we feel their pain what they
why don’t we feel their pain what they are going through it’s the situation in
are going through it’s the situation in
are going through it’s the situation in the underprivileged family it’s a
the underprivileged family it’s a
the underprivileged family it’s a situation also in the privileged
situation also in the privileged
situation also in the privileged families we have to feel the pain we
families we have to feel the pain we
families we have to feel the pain we have to feel compassionate and health to
have to feel compassionate and health to
have to feel compassionate and health to uplift each other and that is the
uplift each other and that is the
uplift each other and that is the message I’m going to bring today that
message I’m going to bring today that
message I’m going to bring today that please think please be there please
please think please be there please
please think please be there please support
support
support please bring each other forward and give
please bring each other forward and give
please bring each other forward and give that support and strength and come
that support and strength and come
that support and strength and come forward and do your bit if you can be
forward and do your bit if you can be
forward and do your bit if you can be socially aware and be socially
socially aware and be socially
socially aware and be socially responsible because there are so many
responsible because there are so many
responsible because there are so many issues which needs addressing and it
issues which needs addressing and it
issues which needs addressing and it starts from a very small step that you
starts from a very small step that you
starts from a very small step that you need to take it can be as simple as
need to take it can be as simple as
need to take it can be as simple as educating your domestic help about her
educating your domestic help about her
educating your domestic help about her health but her family’s health and about
health but her family’s health and about
health but her family’s health and about her own right you have to educate her
her own right you have to educate her
her own right you have to educate her that if she’s been told to compromise on
that if she’s been told to compromise on
that if she’s been told to compromise on her own situation that’s not right she’s
her own situation that’s not right she’s
her own situation that’s not right she’s been conditioned that way to live the
been conditioned that way to live the
been conditioned that way to live the life that way and she’s not supposed to
life that way and she’s not supposed to
life that way and she’s not supposed to be living that we have to educate
be living that we have to educate
be living that we have to educate because we are educated and it’s our
because we are educated and it’s our
because we are educated and it’s our responsibility to spread that education
responsibility to spread that education
responsibility to spread that education and that awareness towards the ones who
and that awareness towards the ones who
and that awareness towards the ones who do not have it on that note thank you so
do not have it on that note thank you so
do not have it on that note thank you so much
much
much [Applause]
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