Until I was 14 years old, I used to live in a village. I had grown up in a very different environment and found myself lost. At school, I wasn’t even able to join conversations. My classmates used to talk in english and discuss topics like economics. I never had too many friends because I was always deemed as an outsider. In college, I decided to pursue CA. I gave my best shot but after failing a couple of times, I gave up. My parents were quite conservative. My academic failure was seen as an opportunity to get me married. However, I wasn’t ready to embark on a married journey yet. To save myself from getting tied up in unnecessary bonds, I switched to MBA.
After completing my MBA, I was filled with ideas. I wanted to join my family business and help it grow. Unluckily for me, nobody but me was thrilled about it. I was shunned by family and friends. They told me that business isn’t my cup of tea and that I should stick to my job and get married.
Everything in my life was happening like my parents wanted. I was working for a company in Delhi and got married a year later. However, my marriage life turned out to be my new beginning. My husband has been my pillar and it was because of his support was able to start my own venture-taxationhelp. It started out by helping companies and businesses with Income Tax , GST, Company Registration and has now expended its roots and is helping start ups with their business ideas. The vision is to provide with App/Website Development, Social Media Marketing and other services.
I couldn’t sit idle in this lockdown and hence started making small value based videos. I have been doing this consistently for a year now and have grown to 544K followers. I started off with no background in video making but now my videos are regularly watched by millions of people. My inboxes are filled with appreciation and love!
In my entire life, I have heard people say to me ‘Tum Ladki Ho. Tumse nahi hoga’. For some time, I used to believe that they were right. It really shook up my confidence but I didn’t succumb into it. I fought back. I fought for the tiniest of things like wearing jeans. I understood the importance of standing up for myself. I decided to do things that made me happy and felt right.
In the world we live, it is vital for women to take stand. It wouldn’t be easy and there will be times your family won’t support you either. But that doesn’t mean you give up. You have to keep fighting against the stigma and prove yourself.No matter what, you should do what you love.