it all started 12 years back when I just cleared my 10th exams I belong to a
cleared my 10th exams I belong to a
cleared my 10th exams I belong to a middle class family if you segregate the
middle class family if you segregate the
middle class family if you segregate the middle classes then maybe the lower
middle classes then maybe the lower
middle classes then maybe the lower middle class family and my dad used to
middle class family and my dad used to
middle class family and my dad used to work in state bank of india they’re very
work in state bank of india they’re very
work in state bank of india they’re very famous for multiple transfers so he was
famous for multiple transfers so he was
famous for multiple transfers so he was posted in a village with with around one
posted in a village with with around one
posted in a village with with around one lakh population my school had no fan no
lakh population my school had no fan no
lakh population my school had no fan no lights but I was okay with it I was
lights but I was okay with it I was
lights but I was okay with it I was never a student who was interested in
never a student who was interested in
never a student who was interested in studies anyway so the question is in
studies anyway so the question is in
studies anyway so the question is in Indian context when you clear your 10th
Indian context when you clear your 10th
Indian context when you clear your 10th 11th 12th of the years that is going to
11th 12th of the years that is going to
11th 12th of the years that is going to decide your future I’m sure every one of
decide your future I’m sure every one of
decide your future I’m sure every one of you have gone through that and like any
you have gone through that and like any
you have gone through that and like any typical parent it’s like if you are a
typical parent it’s like if you are a
typical parent it’s like if you are a good and if you are not able to study
good and if you are not able to study
good and if you are not able to study properly will get you married so I was
properly will get you married so I was
properly will get you married so I was okay with everything as long as I don’t
okay with everything as long as I don’t
okay with everything as long as I don’t have to study hurt after a few days my
have to study hurt after a few days my
have to study hurt after a few days my dad told me that ok we will try to get
dad told me that ok we will try to get
dad told me that ok we will try to get you into a good school which is almost
you into a good school which is almost
you into a good school which is almost 60 kilometers away only if you cleared
60 kilometers away only if you cleared
60 kilometers away only if you cleared the entrance exam my marks weren’t great
the entrance exam my marks weren’t great
the entrance exam my marks weren’t great either I think I scored some seventy
either I think I scored some seventy
either I think I scored some seventy five percent in my tenth so I was like I
five percent in my tenth so I was like I
five percent in my tenth so I was like I was very sure that i am not going to get
was very sure that i am not going to get
was very sure that i am not going to get it still I went there and as I was sure
it still I went there and as I was sure
it still I went there and as I was sure body I didn’t get it so my dad came
body I didn’t get it so my dad came
body I didn’t get it so my dad came woman is like you are not going to do
woman is like you are not going to do
woman is like you are not going to do anything you go and take admission to a
anything you go and take admission to a
anything you go and take admission to a BA become class a study for 23 years and
BA become class a study for 23 years and
BA become class a study for 23 years and then we’ll find a boy for you I was like
then we’ll find a boy for you I was like
then we’ll find a boy for you I was like not bad it’s ok let me study so I
not bad it’s ok let me study so I
not bad it’s ok let me study so I started off I think one day I went to
started off I think one day I went to
started off I think one day I went to this BSC class and then I realized that
this BSC class and then I realized that
this BSC class and then I realized that it’s so much theory anyway I couldn’t
it’s so much theory anyway I couldn’t
it’s so much theory anyway I couldn’t mug I screwed up my tents what do we
mug I screwed up my tents what do we
mug I screwed up my tents what do we have to learn so many things so I told
have to learn so many things so I told
have to learn so many things so I told my dad that fine i want to see what are
my dad that fine i want to see what are
my dad that fine i want to see what are what are the opportunities apart from
what are the opportunities apart from
what are the opportunities apart from that college he told they do whatever
that college he told they do whatever
that college he told they do whatever you want i am not going to support
you want i am not going to support
you want i am not going to support because you can’t
because you can’t
because you can’t anyway so I went to that school from
anyway so I went to that school from
anyway so I went to that school from where they told my dad that I cannot get
where they told my dad that I cannot get
where they told my dad that I cannot get an entrance so I went there and I spoke
an entrance so I went there and I spoke
an entrance so I went there and I spoke to the principal that on what basis you
to the principal that on what basis you
to the principal that on what basis you decided that I should not be in your
decided that I should not be in your
decided that I should not be in your school he told that no no basis only
school he told that no no basis only
school he told that no no basis only marks and I was like okay what is the
marks and I was like okay what is the
marks and I was like okay what is the cutoff is like at least 85 and I am
cutoff is like at least 85 and I am
cutoff is like at least 85 and I am already having hundred students having
already having hundred students having
already having hundred students having 85 + when I told him one thing that do
85 + when I told him one thing that do
85 + when I told him one thing that do you guarantee if someone has got 85 + in
you guarantee if someone has got 85 + in
you guarantee if someone has got 85 + in there or 10th a better life he was
there or 10th a better life he was
there or 10th a better life he was silent for a while he was a gentleman
silent for a while he was a gentleman
silent for a while he was a gentleman from Tamil Nadu enter they have any a
from Tamil Nadu enter they have any a
from Tamil Nadu enter they have any a good literacy rate and he is like what
good literacy rate and he is like what
good literacy rate and he is like what do you mean I’m like do you think that
do you mean I’m like do you think that
do you mean I’m like do you think that the students who are in 85 or girls are
the students who are in 85 or girls are
the students who are in 85 or girls are not going to get married without doing
not going to get married without doing
not going to get married without doing anything in life without choosing a
anything in life without choosing a
anything in life without choosing a career of their own like do you promise
career of their own like do you promise
career of their own like do you promise me that it’s like no but that is the way
me that it’s like no but that is the way
me that it’s like no but that is the way we decide how to take students we need
we decide how to take students we need
we decide how to take students we need to have some sort of bar and I’m like
to have some sort of bar and I’m like
to have some sort of bar and I’m like fine if you think that these all
fine if you think that these all
fine if you think that these all students are going to do great and
students are going to do great and
students are going to do great and because I don’t have that cut off i am
because I don’t have that cut off i am
because I don’t have that cut off i am not going to do anything then it’s fine
not going to do anything then it’s fine
not going to do anything then it’s fine i have nothing to say then he’s like no
i have nothing to say then he’s like no
i have nothing to say then he’s like no wait a while but what else we want to
wait a while but what else we want to
wait a while but what else we want to say I’m if I feel that it’s not the
say I’m if I feel that it’s not the
say I’m if I feel that it’s not the marks that always decide what someone is
marks that always decide what someone is
marks that always decide what someone is going to do in life and he’s like what
going to do in life and he’s like what
going to do in life and he’s like what you want to do in life I’m like I don’t
you want to do in life I’m like I don’t
you want to do in life I’m like I don’t have the answer yet but I’m sure those
have the answer yet but I’m sure those
have the answer yet but I’m sure those whom you admitted or doesn’t have the
whom you admitted or doesn’t have the
whom you admitted or doesn’t have the answer either then he’s like ok do one
answer either then he’s like ok do one
answer either then he’s like ok do one thing you come with your parents
thing you come with your parents
thing you come with your parents tomorrow and I will think about it I was
tomorrow and I will think about it I was
tomorrow and I will think about it I was like you already spoke to my parents and
like you already spoke to my parents and
like you already spoke to my parents and he is not interested in pursuing further
he is not interested in pursuing further
he is not interested in pursuing further so what else do you want me to do he’s
so what else do you want me to do he’s
so what else do you want me to do he’s like okay fine then you’d wait for a
like okay fine then you’d wait for a
like okay fine then you’d wait for a phone call from the school if we decide
phone call from the school if we decide
phone call from the school if we decide to keep you then we will invite you
to keep you then we will invite you
to keep you then we will invite you fortunately I got that and I thought
fortunately I got that and I thought
fortunately I got that and I thought that coming from a village to a better
that coming from a village to a better
that coming from a village to a better school will change my life which was
school will change my life which was
school will change my life which was entirely wrong things moved of course
entirely wrong things moved of course
entirely wrong things moved of course but a little it’s not that everything
but a little it’s not that everything
but a little it’s not that everything has changed I had to study hard and the
has changed I had to study hard and the
has changed I had to study hard and the same thing prevailed
same thing prevailed
same thing prevailed your marks your entrance and your future
your marks your entrance and your future
your marks your entrance and your future so obviously all the students except me
so obviously all the students except me
so obviously all the students except me you got 85 plus we’re rushing for iit
you got 85 plus we’re rushing for iit
you got 85 plus we’re rushing for iit entrance if not IIT then nitey if not an
entrance if not IIT then nitey if not an
entrance if not IIT then nitey if not an ID then building something few of them
ID then building something few of them
ID then building something few of them decided to go for medicine and I still
decided to go for medicine and I still
decided to go for medicine and I still remember we were five of them who
remember we were five of them who
remember we were five of them who decided to keep a bio and maths both so
decided to keep a bio and maths both so
decided to keep a bio and maths both so my parents told that because we are not
my parents told that because we are not
my parents told that because we are not sure of you you better keep both at
sure of you you better keep both at
sure of you you better keep both at least you’ll hit something so I was like
least you’ll hit something so I was like
least you’ll hit something so I was like fine I’ll take bio and maths both
fine I’ll take bio and maths both
fine I’ll take bio and maths both together and I finished my class 12th
together and I finished my class 12th
together and I finished my class 12th after that the deal the decision point
after that the deal the decision point
after that the deal the decision point came when penny have kept your biology
came when penny have kept your biology
came when penny have kept your biology and you have kept in mathematics which
and you have kept in mathematics which
and you have kept in mathematics which field you are going to do you have two
field you are going to do you have two
field you are going to do you have two entrance exam to give it means you have
entrance exam to give it means you have
entrance exam to give it means you have to prepare twice for both the entrance
to prepare twice for both the entrance
to prepare twice for both the entrance exam so like usual pal my parents told
exam so like usual pal my parents told
exam so like usual pal my parents told that see if you become engineer you
that see if you become engineer you
that see if you become engineer you might go to us you might leave us
might go to us you might leave us
might go to us you might leave us forever and never come back to India
forever and never come back to India
forever and never come back to India will never see us you better take
will never see us you better take
will never see us you better take medicine the best part is we’ll sit at
medicine the best part is we’ll sit at
medicine the best part is we’ll sit at home you can take care of your family
home you can take care of your family
home you can take care of your family and you can still earn so that was the
and you can still earn so that was the
and you can still earn so that was the logic behind how you choose your career
logic behind how you choose your career
logic behind how you choose your career for me I was like I was never into
for me I was like I was never into
for me I was like I was never into mugging things in crude word for me it
mugging things in crude word for me it
mugging things in crude word for me it has to be something practical but though
has to be something practical but though
has to be something practical but though my math smock wasn’t great enough I
my math smock wasn’t great enough I
my math smock wasn’t great enough I could get through nit or PMT so PMT is
could get through nit or PMT so PMT is
could get through nit or PMT so PMT is more glorious than an ID so my pack
more glorious than an ID so my pack
more glorious than an ID so my pack anastasie we told him you were meant to
anastasie we told him you were meant to
anastasie we told him you were meant to be a doctor so I went ahead with
be a doctor so I went ahead with
be a doctor so I went ahead with medicine and I got my entrance exam
medicine and I got my entrance exam
medicine and I got my entrance exam cleared got a medical college in
cleared got a medical college in
cleared got a medical college in bangalore and then something changed in
bangalore and then something changed in
bangalore and then something changed in fact everything changed what I realized
fact everything changed what I realized
fact everything changed what I realized was it’s not the talents that divides
was it’s not the talents that divides
was it’s not the talents that divides people into what they are going to do in
people into what they are going to do in
people into what they are going to do in life of course it matters but it also
life of course it matters but it also
life of course it matters but it also matters what the level of exposure is
matters what the level of exposure is
matters what the level of exposure is for example when I came to Bangalore
for example when I came to Bangalore
for example when I came to Bangalore everybody except for me he was from a
everybody except for me he was from a
everybody except for me he was from a metro if not a metro then a place
metro if not a metro then a place
metro if not a metro then a place kanpur which is like way better than the
kanpur which is like way better than the
kanpur which is like way better than the village in the remotest of northeast of
village in the remotest of northeast of
village in the remotest of northeast of india but ordering bangladesh so i was
india but ordering bangladesh so i was
india but ordering bangladesh so i was out of place people used to treat me as
out of place people used to treat me as
out of place people used to treat me as oh my god I mean she knows nothing they
oh my god I mean she knows nothing they
oh my god I mean she knows nothing they used to go for movies and I’m like 70
used to go for movies and I’m like 70
used to go for movies and I’m like 70 rupees for PVR this is way too much and
rupees for PVR this is way too much and
rupees for PVR this is way too much and then slowly I started to think that what
then slowly I started to think that what
then slowly I started to think that what is the difference between me and the
is the difference between me and the
is the difference between me and the other people I never realized what is
other people I never realized what is
other people I never realized what is called brand I mean they go for moles
called brand I mean they go for moles
called brand I mean they go for moles because they want to do branded shopping
because they want to do branded shopping
because they want to do branded shopping for me shopping was all like what you
for me shopping was all like what you
for me shopping was all like what you get in the market it took me a while to
get in the market it took me a while to
get in the market it took me a while to understand what is brand and there are
understand what is brand and there are
understand what is brand and there are many other things like that so I was
many other things like that so I was
many other things like that so I was like I mean you know what did I do wrong
like I mean you know what did I do wrong
like I mean you know what did I do wrong or maybe different that differentiates
or maybe different that differentiates
or maybe different that differentiates me today with my peers and then slowly I
me today with my peers and then slowly I
me today with my peers and then slowly I started to talk with them to understand
started to talk with them to understand
started to talk with them to understand from where I mean well what did this
from where I mean well what did this
from where I mean well what did this study they all had glorified marks they
study they all had glorified marks they
study they all had glorified marks they coming from early public school or
coming from early public school or
coming from early public school or Catholic schools so I realized that the
Catholic schools so I realized that the
Catholic schools so I realized that the same question paper that we faced that I
same question paper that we faced that I
same question paper that we faced that I faced I had a cbse board so the same
faced I had a cbse board so the same
faced I had a cbse board so the same question paper that I faced and my
question paper that I faced and my
question paper that I faced and my friends face the preparation was night
friends face the preparation was night
friends face the preparation was night and day I for me it was only cbse books
and day I for me it was only cbse books
and day I for me it was only cbse books that had almost nothing like I’m okay to
that had almost nothing like I’m okay to
that had almost nothing like I’m okay to say that n crd books have nothing and
say that n crd books have nothing and
say that n crd books have nothing and they had all sort of preparation
they had all sort of preparation
they had all sort of preparation materials then slowly one day I thought
materials then slowly one day I thought
materials then slowly one day I thought that I will see how this preparation
that I will see how this preparation
that I will see how this preparation materials look like and that day onwards
materials look like and that day onwards
materials look like and that day onwards I started to regret that maybe I could
I started to regret that maybe I could
I started to regret that maybe I could have done better but then I had no other
have done better but then I had no other
have done better but then I had no other choice I was never exposed to such
choice I was never exposed to such
choice I was never exposed to such materials and even realize that such
materials and even realize that such
materials and even realize that such things even exist so I went to a shop to
things even exist so I went to a shop to
things even exist so I went to a shop to see what exactly preparation materials
see what exactly preparation materials
see what exactly preparation materials and then I saw that a ncert book having
and then I saw that a ncert book having
and then I saw that a ncert book having 200 pages and the preparation material
200 pages and the preparation material
200 pages and the preparation material for by algae having 1,500 pages it’s
for by algae having 1,500 pages it’s
for by algae having 1,500 pages it’s it’s just different so I came back home
it’s just different so I came back home
it’s just different so I came back home and I’m like okay fine now that I’m in a
and I’m like okay fine now that I’m in a
and I’m like okay fine now that I’m in a bangalore in a cosmopolitan almost
bangalore in a cosmopolitan almost
bangalore in a cosmopolitan almost metropolitan city I should do well I
metropolitan city I should do well I
metropolitan city I should do well I studied
studied
studied a night like crazy people used to call
a night like crazy people used to call
a night like crazy people used to call me bookworm there and things were very
me bookworm there and things were very
me bookworm there and things were very different the first year I got first
different the first year I got first
different the first year I got first place in my dad is like oh my god is
place in my dad is like oh my god is
place in my dad is like oh my god is that you oh and I’m like yeah my dad is
that you oh and I’m like yeah my dad is
that you oh and I’m like yeah my dad is like are you sure I didn’t cheat right
like are you sure I didn’t cheat right
like are you sure I didn’t cheat right no no we had video cams in the classroom
no no we had video cams in the classroom
no no we had video cams in the classroom so there is no chance and they still
so there is no chance and they still
so there is no chance and they still couldn’t believe in even I was one
couldn’t believe in even I was one
couldn’t believe in even I was one separate I’m like if I am able to solve
separate I’m like if I am able to solve
separate I’m like if I am able to solve this today why I couldn’t do that
this today why I couldn’t do that
this today why I couldn’t do that previously but slowly I spoke to a few
previously but slowly I spoke to a few
previously but slowly I spoke to a few people who are in that field and I
people who are in that field and I
people who are in that field and I realized that there was a lot to do with
realized that there was a lot to do with
realized that there was a lot to do with the preparation it was not only about
the preparation it was not only about
the preparation it was not only about that someone is not talented and then
that someone is not talented and then
that someone is not talented and then you make them think the way for the rest
you make them think the way for the rest
you make them think the way for the rest of his or her life but like any other
of his or her life but like any other
of his or her life but like any other medical school student who had no time
medical school student who had no time
medical school student who had no time for herself I kept on studying for five
for herself I kept on studying for five
for herself I kept on studying for five years and after i graduated in my
years and after i graduated in my
years and after i graduated in my internship one day i found a man coming
internship one day i found a man coming
internship one day i found a man coming to me i mean he was educated man working
to me i mean he was educated man working
to me i mean he was educated man working with the yahoo in bangalore and he came
with the yahoo in bangalore and he came
with the yahoo in bangalore and he came and he is like i have severe pain on the
and he is like i have severe pain on the
and he is like i have severe pain on the left side of my stomach and I feel the
left side of my stomach and I feel the
left side of my stomach and I feel the the left liver is not working I was like
the left liver is not working I was like
the left liver is not working I was like I didn’t get it first I was like what
I didn’t get it first I was like what
I didn’t get it first I was like what did you say hey I think my left liver is
did you say hey I think my left liver is
did you say hey I think my left liver is not working I was like okay don’t have
not working I was like okay don’t have
not working I was like okay don’t have left liver and he is like no no I mean I
left liver and he is like no no I mean I
left liver and he is like no no I mean I mean there are two of them one is not
mean there are two of them one is not
mean there are two of them one is not working and then I realized what is
working and then I realized what is
working and then I realized what is wrong in India in India it’s not the
wrong in India in India it’s not the
wrong in India in India it’s not the marks it’s not the job it’s not the tag
marks it’s not the job it’s not the tag
marks it’s not the job it’s not the tag that you carry a song being an itn or an
that you carry a song being an itn or an
that you carry a song being an itn or an MNC person with you that makes you
MNC person with you that makes you
MNC person with you that makes you successful it’s a knowledge which is
successful it’s a knowledge which is
successful it’s a knowledge which is entirely different from all the brands
entirely different from all the brands
entirely different from all the brands that you gather the rest for your life
that you gather the rest for your life
that you gather the rest for your life so he came to when I told him about what
so he came to when I told him about what
so he came to when I told him about what his body is all about I told him how
his body is all about I told him how
his body is all about I told him how many liver he has and he’s like oh my
many liver he has and he’s like oh my
many liver he has and he’s like oh my god I didn’t know that and then I slowly
god I didn’t know that and then I slowly
god I didn’t know that and then I slowly started looking for those people who
started looking for those people who
started looking for those people who might ignore previously maybe so then I
might ignore previously maybe so then I
might ignore previously maybe so then I found many such people who come up with
found many such people who come up with
found many such people who come up with similar kind of things and I realized
similar kind of things and I realized
similar kind of things and I realized that
that
that the knowledge is quite less I mean you
the knowledge is quite less I mean you
the knowledge is quite less I mean you teach someone the theoretical part is
teach someone the theoretical part is
teach someone the theoretical part is fine maybe they become good engineers or
fine maybe they become good engineers or
fine maybe they become good engineers or doctors but the general knowledge among
doctors but the general knowledge among
doctors but the general knowledge among the common population is very very
the common population is very very
the common population is very very different so I thought that I want to
different so I thought that I want to
different so I thought that I want to understand what India is all about
understand what India is all about
understand what India is all about naturally like in my in my previous
naturally like in my in my previous
naturally like in my in my previous years I never had office you needed to
years I never had office you needed to
years I never had office you needed to read a lot of general knowledge books
read a lot of general knowledge books
read a lot of general knowledge books are no etc so I thought that I instead
are no etc so I thought that I instead
are no etc so I thought that I instead of taking internship in a medical school
of taking internship in a medical school
of taking internship in a medical school I will take internship in a political
I will take internship in a political
I will take internship in a political place so i started my internship in
place so i started my internship in
place so i started my internship in parliament of india took rural postings
parliament of india took rural postings
parliament of india took rural postings to understand how the seventy percent of
to understand how the seventy percent of
to understand how the seventy percent of india which is rural looks like as soon
india which is rural looks like as soon
india which is rural looks like as soon as i went there i thought that i need to
as i went there i thought that i need to
as i went there i thought that i need to earn something for myself throughout the
earn something for myself throughout the
earn something for myself throughout the internship so i took a job in NZ 01 to a
internship so i took a job in NZ 01 to a
internship so i took a job in NZ 01 to a field into a rural school and i saw a
field into a rural school and i saw a
field into a rural school and i saw a girl sitting on the Corinthian crying
girl sitting on the Corinthian crying
girl sitting on the Corinthian crying they went to her and she is and asked
they went to her and she is and asked
they went to her and she is and asked her that why are you crying she’s like
her that why are you crying she’s like
her that why are you crying she’s like I’m hungry for last two days and I’m
I’m hungry for last two days and I’m
I’m hungry for last two days and I’m like why she’s like because my mom feels
like why she’s like because my mom feels
like why she’s like because my mom feels that men should eat they’re going to
that men should eat they’re going to
that men should eat they’re going to expand the family girls don’t need to
expand the family girls don’t need to
expand the family girls don’t need to eat that much she gives all good things
eat that much she gives all good things
eat that much she gives all good things to my brother and the leftover things I
to my brother and the leftover things I
to my brother and the leftover things I I get to eat and then I wash utensils I
I get to eat and then I wash utensils I
I get to eat and then I wash utensils I do everything I need to come to school
do everything I need to come to school
do everything I need to come to school and he gets to play so I don’t know how
and he gets to play so I don’t know how
and he gets to play so I don’t know how to continue but i really want to read so
to continue but i really want to read so
to continue but i really want to read so I went and being an intern from the
I went and being an intern from the
I went and being an intern from the Parliament of India you keep a lot of
Parliament of India you keep a lot of
Parliament of India you keep a lot of like you have a lot of power so like
like you have a lot of power so like
like you have a lot of power so like with a bold face I went to the principal
with a bold face I went to the principal
with a bold face I went to the principal to say that I need to talk to her
to say that I need to talk to her
to say that I need to talk to her parents I got her parents the next day
parents I got her parents the next day
parents I got her parents the next day and they started blasting me what do you
and they started blasting me what do you
and they started blasting me what do you think I mean you have a rich dad and he
think I mean you have a rich dad and he
think I mean you have a rich dad and he will be running with 100 men what do you
will be running with 100 men what do you
will be running with 100 men what do you want she is our daughter and I don’t
want she is our daughter and I don’t
want she is our daughter and I don’t want her to send outside so we made them
want her to send outside so we made them
want her to send outside so we made them understand but they are not ready to
understand but they are not ready to
understand but they are not ready to understand so at last we had to leave
understand so at last we had to leave
understand so at last we had to leave but this is not one case that is there
but this is not one case that is there
but this is not one case that is there in India we have almost seventy percent
in India we have almost seventy percent
in India we have almost seventy percent of Indian population
of Indian population
of Indian population if I even take five person per family
if I even take five person per family
if I even take five person per family having one or two or three girls then
having one or two or three girls then
having one or two or three girls then you can imagine how many girls are
you can imagine how many girls are
you can imagine how many girls are suffering from this this is one side of
suffering from this this is one side of
suffering from this this is one side of the story that hit me but the internship
the story that hit me but the internship
the story that hit me but the internship went on for two years so i get to see
went on for two years so i get to see
went on for two years so i get to see many difference in week one major thing
many difference in week one major thing
many difference in week one major thing that why i wanted to explore was what it
that why i wanted to explore was what it
that why i wanted to explore was what it takes someone to get into iit or nit and
takes someone to get into iit or nit and
takes someone to get into iit or nit and someone to get into a very normal school
someone to get into a very normal school
someone to get into a very normal school do a job with two lakh salary and go
do a job with two lakh salary and go
do a job with two lakh salary and go nowhere in life to explore that i
nowhere in life to explore that i
nowhere in life to explore that i thought that i will go to different
thought that i will go to different
thought that i will go to different schools different government schools
schools different government schools
schools different government schools where the rural population go for the
where the rural population go for the
where the rural population go for the education surprisingly the teachers
education surprisingly the teachers
education surprisingly the teachers don’t even come to school there were
don’t even come to school there were
don’t even come to school there were many NGOs that work sometimes most of
many NGOs that work sometimes most of
many NGOs that work sometimes most of the times in fact doesn’t work that way
the times in fact doesn’t work that way
the times in fact doesn’t work that way so I thought that you know I mean if I
so I thought that you know I mean if I
so I thought that you know I mean if I coming from a village to a metropolitan
coming from a village to a metropolitan
coming from a village to a metropolitan has like has changed my life to a
has like has changed my life to a
has like has changed my life to a certain extent just imagine as a person
certain extent just imagine as a person
certain extent just imagine as a person smarter than me living in rural area get
smarter than me living in rural area get
smarter than me living in rural area get that exposure what will happen to that
that exposure what will happen to that
that exposure what will happen to that person the whole cycle of poverty and
person the whole cycle of poverty and
person the whole cycle of poverty and illiteracy will break for the problem
illiteracy will break for the problem
illiteracy will break for the problem was when you want to do something in
was when you want to do something in
was when you want to do something in India and being a girl you have to face
India and being a girl you have to face
India and being a girl you have to face many things if you want to do something
many things if you want to do something
many things if you want to do something of your own that’s the best thing
of your own that’s the best thing
of your own that’s the best thing because you don’t have to question to a
because you don’t have to question to a
because you don’t have to question to a lot of people but at the same time when
lot of people but at the same time when
lot of people but at the same time when you start something by yourself there
you start something by yourself there
you start something by yourself there are not of forces that will restrict you
are not of forces that will restrict you
are not of forces that will restrict you from doing that it will start from your
from doing that it will start from your
from doing that it will start from your own family that oh my god what about
own family that oh my god what about
own family that oh my god what about your career a job Indians are very much
your career a job Indians are very much
your career a job Indians are very much used to having a job that gives you
used to having a job that gives you
used to having a job that gives you monthly salary which is fixed and you
monthly salary which is fixed and you
monthly salary which is fixed and you don’t have to worry for anything else
don’t have to worry for anything else
don’t have to worry for anything else doing something which is off bit I mean
doing something which is off bit I mean
doing something which is off bit I mean you are a doctor anyone to do something
you are a doctor anyone to do something
you are a doctor anyone to do something else or maybe an engineer you going to
else or maybe an engineer you going to
else or maybe an engineer you going to start up your company unless and until
start up your company unless and until
start up your company unless and until you get ready funding or your daddy’s
you get ready funding or your daddy’s
you get ready funding or your daddy’s rich it becomes a little tough to make
rich it becomes a little tough to make
rich it becomes a little tough to make sure that yogi will be safe so I decided
sure that yogi will be safe so I decided
sure that yogi will be safe so I decided that
that
that I will take up a job and we’ll try to do
I will take up a job and we’ll try to do
I will take up a job and we’ll try to do something but taking up a medicine
something but taking up a medicine
something but taking up a medicine career in medicine that I was never
career in medicine that I was never
career in medicine that I was never interested in was not something I wanted
interested in was not something I wanted
interested in was not something I wanted to do so I again went to my parents and
to do so I again went to my parents and
to do so I again went to my parents and they are like we thought that you became
they are like we thought that you became
they are like we thought that you became a little normal but you were as crazy as
a little normal but you were as crazy as
a little normal but you were as crazy as you were before now you want to leave
you were before now you want to leave
you were before now you want to leave your medicine after doing that and I’m
your medicine after doing that and I’m
your medicine after doing that and I’m like yeah because I want to pose you
like yeah because I want to pose you
like yeah because I want to pose you something that I love doing for 24 hours
something that I love doing for 24 hours
something that I love doing for 24 hours a day if needed so that all that fine
a day if needed so that all that fine
a day if needed so that all that fine met anyway we are not in a position to
met anyway we are not in a position to
met anyway we are not in a position to pay for your expenses live living in a
pay for your expenses live living in a
pay for your expenses live living in a metro maybe you can sort something of
metro maybe you can sort something of
metro maybe you can sort something of your own so lucky at that time I got one
your own so lucky at that time I got one
your own so lucky at that time I got one role in medical college in netherlands
role in medical college in netherlands
role in medical college in netherlands so I instantly took off I mean you’re
so I instantly took off I mean you’re
so I instantly took off I mean you’re suddenly from rupees to euros good kick
suddenly from rupees to euros good kick
suddenly from rupees to euros good kick in the beginning so I instantly took off
in the beginning so I instantly took off
in the beginning so I instantly took off and that actually helped me and again
and that actually helped me and again
and that actually helped me and again that phenomena made me realize that how
that phenomena made me realize that how
that phenomena made me realize that how brand name is important in India so
brand name is important in India so
brand name is important in India so before that I applied for her husband
before that I applied for her husband
before that I applied for her husband firm in the final rounds one of my
firm in the final rounds one of my
firm in the final rounds one of my partner asked me that everything is fine
partner asked me that everything is fine
partner asked me that everything is fine but what do I do I mean what do I go and
but what do I do I mean what do I go and
but what do I do I mean what do I go and tell my client that I have a doctor
tell my client that I have a doctor
tell my client that I have a doctor without an mba in india with us I
without an mba in india with us I
without an mba in india with us I realized that they have much important
realized that they have much important
realized that they have much important to brandi’s it’s not that you understand
to brandi’s it’s not that you understand
to brandi’s it’s not that you understand health care industry very well it’s
health care industry very well it’s
health care industry very well it’s about what is a tag which is in front of
about what is a tag which is in front of
about what is a tag which is in front of you obviously didn’t work out and that
you obviously didn’t work out and that
you obviously didn’t work out and that the time I realized that ok fine if I
the time I realized that ok fine if I
the time I realized that ok fine if I don’t have an MBA i have to say i need
don’t have an MBA i have to say i need
don’t have an MBA i have to say i need something flashy and that netherlands
something flashy and that netherlands
something flashy and that netherlands job was quite good at that time to serve
job was quite good at that time to serve
job was quite good at that time to serve that purpose i went there and exactly it
that purpose i went there and exactly it
that purpose i went there and exactly it happens this consulting firms suddenly
happens this consulting firms suddenly
happens this consulting firms suddenly in a span of two months they felt that i
in a span of two months they felt that i
in a span of two months they felt that i am good for consulting I didn’t know
am good for consulting I didn’t know
am good for consulting I didn’t know that what did I learn in the last two
that what did I learn in the last two
that what did I learn in the last two months but they felt because now you
months but they felt because now you
months but they felt because now you have an international degree and a
have an international degree and a
have an international degree and a flashy career so I thought that is good
flashy career so I thought that is good
flashy career so I thought that is good to get some any toes take your life
to get some any toes take your life
to get some any toes take your life ahead and do whatever you want so I
ahead and do whatever you want so I
ahead and do whatever you want so I readily took a job in Netherlands but
readily took a job in Netherlands but
readily took a job in Netherlands but that time I realize that working for a
that time I realize that working for a
that time I realize that working for a while is ok but I wanted to understand
while is ok but I wanted to understand
while is ok but I wanted to understand how maybe I wanted to change that thing
how maybe I wanted to change that thing
how maybe I wanted to change that thing in India where a brand name or maybe a
in India where a brand name or maybe a
in India where a brand name or maybe a lack of exposure divides those talent
lack of exposure divides those talent
lack of exposure divides those talent into two entirely different segments I
into two entirely different segments I
into two entirely different segments I came back to india and started
came back to india and started
came back to india and started is nonprofit organization where I wanted
is nonprofit organization where I wanted
is nonprofit organization where I wanted to track those students who are smart
to track those students who are smart
to track those students who are smart but they are not able to get adequate
but they are not able to get adequate
but they are not able to get adequate exposure now to do that the major
exposure now to do that the major
exposure now to do that the major challenges fair from where to start I
challenges fair from where to start I
challenges fair from where to start I mean if you look at the list of NGOs
mean if you look at the list of NGOs
mean if you look at the list of NGOs it’s like you can’t even finish reading
it’s like you can’t even finish reading
it’s like you can’t even finish reading them or a month so I was thinking that
them or a month so I was thinking that
them or a month so I was thinking that which was that sector that we can grab
which was that sector that we can grab
which was that sector that we can grab where all would I find those students
where all would I find those students
where all would I find those students because if it happens in rural area that
because if it happens in rural area that
because if it happens in rural area that they don’t want to send their girls or
they don’t want to send their girls or
they don’t want to send their girls or they don’t want to say so and their boys
they don’t want to say so and their boys
they don’t want to say so and their boys far away from a village then it will
far away from a village then it will
far away from a village then it will still prevail now nothing will change in
still prevail now nothing will change in
still prevail now nothing will change in two or three years so we thought that
two or three years so we thought that
two or three years so we thought that with the least cost we can sustain I
with the least cost we can sustain I
with the least cost we can sustain I mean we can build a model that that is
mean we can build a model that that is
mean we can build a model that that is self sustainable because if you are
self sustainable because if you are
self sustainable because if you are building something like an organization
building something like an organization
building something like an organization we it for profit company or
we it for profit company or
we it for profit company or not-for-profit company you need
not-for-profit company you need
not-for-profit company you need resources I couldn’t go to all the
resources I couldn’t go to all the
resources I couldn’t go to all the places to teach students I need
places to teach students I need
places to teach students I need resources who can do that and then I
resources who can do that and then I
resources who can do that and then I realized that if I get a college and if
realized that if I get a college and if
realized that if I get a college and if I get some volunteers from that college
I get some volunteers from that college
I get some volunteers from that college to teach the students that would be
to teach the students that would be
to teach the students that would be great when it comes to deciding what
great when it comes to deciding what
great when it comes to deciding what should I teach after my experience I
should I teach after my experience I
should I teach after my experience I chose engineering because that is the
chose engineering because that is the
chose engineering because that is the fastest way to get a stable career at
fastest way to get a stable career at
fastest way to get a stable career at least better than medicine for my date
least better than medicine for my date
least better than medicine for my date in medicine you need to study for 10 or
in medicine you need to study for 10 or
in medicine you need to study for 10 or 15 years before you start it so so after
15 years before you start it so so after
15 years before you start it so so after I decided that I tried with the two
I decided that I tried with the two
I decided that I tried with the two schools they were not ready because so
schools they were not ready because so
schools they were not ready because so they feel that the villagers won’t come
they feel that the villagers won’t come
they feel that the villagers won’t come so I decided to go for a pilot with one
so I decided to go for a pilot with one
so I decided to go for a pilot with one of these I ities and it actually had
of these I ities and it actually had
of these I ities and it actually had like it helped we decided to keep five
like it helped we decided to keep five
like it helped we decided to keep five students and we could send two of them
students and we could send two of them
students and we could send two of them to int it was a major success for us we
to int it was a major success for us we
to int it was a major success for us we thought that no it’s not that financial
thought that no it’s not that financial
thought that no it’s not that financial condition or your exposure did decides
condition or your exposure did decides
condition or your exposure did decides where you go like if you are able to
where you go like if you are able to
where you go like if you are able to provide the students with proper
provide the students with proper
provide the students with proper preparation if like if you give them it
preparation if like if you give them it
preparation if like if you give them it exposure they would be able to do much
exposure they would be able to do much
exposure they would be able to do much better in life and then slowly we
better in life and then slowly we
better in life and then slowly we started with different organ add
started with different organ add
started with different organ add different colleges we tried to take the
different colleges we tried to take the
different colleges we tried to take the attention of the volunteers from this
attention of the volunteers from this
attention of the volunteers from this College itself to reduce our costs and
College itself to reduce our costs and
College itself to reduce our costs and then we slowly Duff but the major
then we slowly Duff but the major
then we slowly Duff but the major learning from there that I want to share
learning from there that I want to share
learning from there that I want to share with you all is that the mental
with you all is that the mental
with you all is that the mental roadblock that we all suffer from if not
roadblock that we all suffer from if not
roadblock that we all suffer from if not all that majority of us suffer from it
all that majority of us suffer from it
all that majority of us suffer from it it all starts from Indian household
it all starts from Indian household
it all starts from Indian household mentality you study to earn yes it’s
mentality you study to earn yes it’s
mentality you study to earn yes it’s true to have a financial security is
true to have a financial security is
true to have a financial security is important to have a financial security
important to have a financial security
important to have a financial security but in in that race of having a
but in in that race of having a
but in in that race of having a financial security we tend to do
financial security we tend to do
financial security we tend to do something that maybe at times we don’t
something that maybe at times we don’t
something that maybe at times we don’t like so what happens in that race if you
like so what happens in that race if you
like so what happens in that race if you don’t like something then your work
don’t like something then your work
don’t like something then your work seems to be like a burden if you are not
seems to be like a burden if you are not
seems to be like a burden if you are not interested it will start looking at the
interested it will start looking at the
interested it will start looking at the watch and oh my god it’s 5pm I can leave
watch and oh my god it’s 5pm I can leave
watch and oh my god it’s 5pm I can leave another one are but if you think that
another one are but if you think that
another one are but if you think that way that you are passionate for
way that you are passionate for
way that you are passionate for something and you want to do that in
something and you want to do that in
something and you want to do that in spite of 100 people seeing that you
spite of 100 people seeing that you
spite of 100 people seeing that you won’t be able to do I would suggest that
won’t be able to do I would suggest that
won’t be able to do I would suggest that the young people like you should
the young people like you should
the young people like you should definitely try it once and it’s not that
definitely try it once and it’s not that
definitely try it once and it’s not that you keep everything at stake at your age
you keep everything at stake at your age
you keep everything at stake at your age at the age in which you are in it’s
at the age in which you are in it’s
at the age in which you are in it’s pretty it’s pretty good because if the
pretty it’s pretty good because if the
pretty it’s pretty good because if the passion the path of passion that you
passion the path of passion that you
passion the path of passion that you choose doesn’t work you can anyway go
choose doesn’t work you can anyway go
choose doesn’t work you can anyway go back to your original track but if it
back to your original track but if it
back to your original track but if it works then it becomes a good success for
works then it becomes a good success for
works then it becomes a good success for girls specially when it comes to girls
girls specially when it comes to girls
girls specially when it comes to girls in India it still prevails that oh my
in India it still prevails that oh my
in India it still prevails that oh my god you’re 25 when you are not looking
god you’re 25 when you are not looking
god you’re 25 when you are not looking for guys it’s still there i mean it’s a
for guys it’s still there i mean it’s a
for guys it’s still there i mean it’s a hardcore truth by the age you become I
hardcore truth by the age you become I
hardcore truth by the age you become I mean either time you become 25 26 even
mean either time you become 25 26 even
mean either time you become 25 26 even your parents feel that okay fine you are
your parents feel that okay fine you are
your parents feel that okay fine you are busy with their clients but it’s
busy with their clients but it’s
busy with their clients but it’s important to see other things also it’s
important to see other things also it’s
important to see other things also it’s okay i mean i am not saying that you
okay i mean i am not saying that you
okay i mean i am not saying that you should not do all this thing this is ok
should not do all this thing this is ok
should not do all this thing this is ok to do but having a career of what you
to do but having a career of what you
to do but having a career of what you want and it is trying for that is
want and it is trying for that is
want and it is trying for that is definitely worthy
definitely worthy
definitely worthy you
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