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Mothers not only give birth to their kids, they are the ones who make a helpless baby into an independent happy individual. Having received birth from a different mother and found strength from another one, 28-year-old businessman  Arjun   Chourasia has understood the true meaning of motherhood. In the absence of mothers loving arms,  Arjun  had not known what a mother is, until his aunt Meena Chourasia entered his life. “I do not know about my blood mother, because I never saw her,” he said. However, his life was touched by love when Meena took him in her arms as a baby and loved her as her own. “When a person has not known what a mother feels like, it is magically like nature’s wonders when motherly love enters our life,”  Arjun  said. While Meena had her family and responsibilities, she could not stop herself from caring for the little baby in her family. “ Arjun  had been the most soft-spoken, down-to-earth and innocent child in ou...

Laughing her way through mishaps, 43-year-old dietitian Dr Preeti Shukla has handled all her problems with faith, acceptance and optimism. From being a wonderful mother to becoming a registered dietitian and national topper of the examination are some feathers in her cap. Humbly accepting her achievements along with mishaps in her life, Preeti makes her mark as an inspiring woman of substance. Sharing her story, she talked about every incident in her life as adventure in the pursuit of happiness. “I was born in Kota, Rajasthan where becoming doctor or an engineer were the only streams considered as proper professions,” Preeti said. Inclined towards medical sciences, she attempted pre-medical test but failed to clear. “I was not good at physics, but my interest was people and making them well,” Preeti said. Keeping her interest intact, she became a dietitian. “I got married at 19 and moved to Indore,” Preeti shared. Her in-laws supported her ambitions and encouraged her to continue ...

Learning to meet challenges in life, face challenges and enjoy everything is an innate talent in every human but rarely discovered. Turning challenges into adventurous, 39-year-old businessman Rajdeep Singh Bagga has an ordinary story with an extraordinary twist of acceptance and achievements. Being only son of his parents, Bagga knew his responsibilities even as a child. “Knowing and being able to take them is different, so I knew but I was not ready to handle expectations,” he said. Being an average student who scored 50 per cent, he did not enjoy school and feared it. “Though my parents were detached and normally busy in their world, when it came to results my dad would scold and beat me for bad results,” Bagga said. His biggest fear came true when he got supplementary in class ninth. “It was a dreadful time, but I cleared supplementary examination with good marks,” Bagga said. While he felt that nightmare was over as he went to attend school, his school (Guru Hari Kishan Public Sc...

With persistent efforts and passion for his work, 42-year-old lecturer and poet Dr Ajit Upadhyaya lived his dreams when he was recently invited to Feliciano School of Business, New Jersey, USA for presenting his research paper on ‘Social Media Impact on Student Awareness and Education’. Talking about his achievement, Upadhyaya said, “I can stand by my word and say that dreams do come true if one pursues his/her passions persistently.” He loves researching people’s behaviour and patterns of changes. “I did not research for going to USA to present my papers, rather I did research because I love it, hence, I could add this feather to my cap,” he added. Sharing his experience at the business school, Upadhyaya talked about delegates from 47 countries, who had attended the conference. “There were delegates from California, Texas, China, Brazil, and Singapore,” he said. Upadhyaya had chaired a couple of sessions in the conference, representing India. “I learned a lot about other cou...