Story of an empowered woman

Story of an aspiring professional woman - will she survive in this male-dominated world?

A girl from the Fashion capital of India stepped into the corporate world going against her family's wishes, thriving for success, and pursuing her dreams.. but is that all enough? Does hard work and dedication really pay back? Will she be able to survive our societal pressure? Will she be able to cope with the corporate politics? Can she compete with her peers working 12 hrs a day, not compromising on her health and family? Does she have a choice?

Chapter 1

After completing her studies, all she wanted was a decent job with a good package so that she did not have to hear the same words from her father that their servants earn more than that while all her family wished for was to get her married to a handsome rich guy.

Born and brought up in the fashion capital of India, Delhi, in an orthodox family, all Khushi wished for was her freedom and a house as she heard from birth that her daughters were "Paraya Dhan" and daughters-in-law had come from a different house in both cases a woman is not considered to be having any home to be called as her own while she was supposed to have two one of her father's and one of her husband's. 

Placement season started and she grabbed a banking job in a reputed bank of india. All she thought was the end of all her problems was just the start of her roller coaster ride.

She joined the bank and started working with full dedication. She was loved, pampered, and supported by all her colleagues, but soon she realised this was not what she wanted. So she decided to change her profile in the same organisation and with her continuous efforts she succeeded in changing it and landed in the City of Dreams, Mumbai.

To be continued...

Chapter-2 : City of Dreams, Mumbai

She stepped into Mumbai with sparkling eyes in search of her dreams and started working in HR dept. Working at Corporate office was like a dream come true but soon she started missing her family. But Mumbai do not let anyone feel alone. She made friends and time just flied like anything. They laughed together, they travelled together, they ate together, they partied together, everything seemed perfect. Then her weight suddenly started increasing and her feet was swelled all the time. Doctor advised her cycling and she joined her office Gym. Little she knew her new roller coaster was about to start. She made friends in GYM also and it became a routine and there she met Meet who in very short time became his very close friend. One day Meet dint came to GYM and everyone started asking Khushi where is he? She did not know, they did not even exchanged numbers. What if he does not come? What if they never meet? What if ? And he came, the trainer pointed out. And a series of butterflies started fluttering in her stomach and she smiled at him and realised she was missing him. They finally exchanged numbers and started meeting outside GYM and their favourite spot was CCD of JUHU. He told her about his family. Meet belong to a very orthodox and lower middle class family. His father was an auto driver. They were living in a very small room. While Khushi belong to a rich Brahmin family, her father was a landlord. He said he liked her alot but they belong to two different world and their family will never agree for them being together. Khushi tried to convince him but he was firm that there is no future for them. Soon Khushi received a better opportunity in Delhi and she decided to move ahead with her life. Meet told him that Ganesh Chaturthi is approaching and she should leave after visiting Lal Bagh ka Raja. She agreed, they were still friends after all. They both visited Lal Bagh ka Raja, there was so much rush and finally they were approaching near to the Ganpati's idol and she joined her hands, closed her eyes, scared that she will be pushed soon by the crowd or the volunteers and she realised she was covered by two hands. Meet was standing behind her putting his hands on her sides covering her and protecting her from the crowd and she knew in the moment that he was the one for her, she could not wish for anything, as if all her prayers have been answered without asking for, she was a blessed child afterall. 

To be continued..

Chapter-3 : Back to home

Khushi came back to Delhi and started working there will full zeal and enthusiasm. Soon she received a promotion also but she used to miss Meet and one day she received a call from him saying he is coming to Delhi for some work and he wants to meet her. She agreed after all she also used to miss him. They met and felt like it was yesterday only when they last met and chatted alot. Meet accepted that he liked her alot and they should be in touch. He hugged her and left for Mumbai with a promise to be in touch regularly. Khushi was confused. She liked him alot but does long distance work? But she also wanted to give it a try. They started chatting and talking on phone on regular basis. Khushi used to tell him about her day and he used to tell her about his day. Lately Khushi started working late as she was incharge of a big project and sometimes she used to work whole night which started affecting her health.

 One day while sitting in a meeting she was freezed. She could not get up. She did not know what to do. She managed to stand somehow but her right leg and back were paining heavily as if each of the bone of her lower back and leg were cracking. She was scared to death, her colleagues made her sit on a revolving chair and took her to a nearby hospital, and looking at her situation Doctor immediately asked her to do an MRI. She was diagnosed with a slipping disc. Doctor told her not to do any exercise, dance, lifting weight etc and no hiking, travelling for a long time. She could not move her back for whole night and kept crying for whole night. She was just 24 years old and it felt like her whole life has come to an end. Will she ever be able to travel? She always wanted to do bunjee jumping, sky diving, rock climbing, trekking etc., but she was not even sure at that time whether she will be able to walk or not. She kept crying whole night. What if she will never be able to walk properly? What if she has to wear that belt permanently? Can life be so unfair to her? 

After 15 days of therapy and medicines she was able to walk but doctor told her precautions for lifetime as the pain can reoccur any time and with worst symptoms. She started taking care of herself and resumed office soon. She used to keep alarm of every half an hour to get up, drink some water and have one round of office as suggested by doctor as she was having a sitting job. Her colleagues also supported her by reminding her time to time to get up and take a break regularly. Soon she was healed and everything was back to normal. Meanwhile Meet was also her constant support during this time and it was again the time of welcoming Lal Bagh ka Raja in Mumbai and they decided to visit the same, infact they decided they will go there every time they will be in Mumbai. May Bappa blesses them both.. 😊