Tina

When supported and empowered, a woman blossoms into a successful professional while befitting all her responsibilities as a good mother and wife. Such is the story of 55-year-old kathak dancer Savita Godbole, who became a professional performing artist with support from her husband (late) Dr Udai Kumar Godbole. However, every story has a twist including hers. Sharing her story with me, Savita said, “I was raised by my aunt (late Sumantibai Kunte), as she adopted me.” With no curtains hiding the truth about her parents, she was a smart kid. “My aunt was a classical singer, who sent me to dance school from the age of five following my grandfather’s ideology,” Savita said. Her entire family follows the motto ‘life without art and literature is barely human’. “Though most people are doctors and government officers in our families, everyone respects art,” Savita said. Born and brought up in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, she moved to Indore after getting married. “I had completed my ...

The rising sun and take away darkness from everything it touches. No matter how severe a pain is, time can heal everything strengthening you on the way. Having lost his mother, mentor and teacher Sunita Singh at the age of 23, 30-year-old principal of The Emerald Heights International School  Siddharth  Singh has built himself on her footprints and stands among top educationists in the country. Sharing his journey, Singh talked about the transition in his life and how he handled them. “I had completed my masters in business education in marketing and finance, when my plans and life fell apart,” he said. He had been studying in America in Stony Brooke University, Long Island, when his mother Sunita fell sick. “I wanted to pursue a course in hospitality and construction to build my career in the same stream,” Singh said, while discussing his ambitions. However, when his mother was attacked by cancer, he decided to head back home. Dreams are not what we want, but th...