Inspiring Women :
We all have super heroes in our life, we indulge in the world of fantasy by hearing about them.They have their own charm that make us proud and bring us smile and confidence.Likewise in real life we hear about superhumans whom we look up with awe, one such person is my ammamma (maternal grandmother)Mrs.Ganga.
I have heard lot of inspirational stories about her and I'm extremely euphoric to share her lineage.My ammama was wife of a land lord and my grandfather is the headman of 18 villages.They were so rich with orchards and fields.My grandfather had two sons from his first wife,after she passed away he married my ammama.She had five children,one son and four daughters.It was a happy family until money created a mess.
The villagers plotted against my grandfather along with the two sons for the property and there was a feud and clash in the family.It was dangerous to the extent of harming the lives,my grandmother made a very big decision of life,which any woman would dare to take.She decided to leave all the wealth in the village and move to the nearby town with the kids,who were hardly school goers.
My grandfather was not ready to leave the village, she decided life is more important than money and moved out of the village.It was night time she did not have any money or valuables , she left everything back and walked out of the village with just a lamp which is lighted in the pooja room.She went to her cousin brother's house in town nearby and stayed for few days.She started a petty shop there,just imagine a lady with so much comfort sitting in a petty shop selling candies and titbits.
The story actually took off from there,she believed in women empowerment right at that time.We could normally see a mother of four daughters will be anxious enough to get her daughters married away as soon as possible.But she is an exception except the eldest daughter rest were sent to school.She never ever pushed them into any hasty decision of getting married.When people came with alliance she turned them back telling all are studying and no one at present is ready to get married.
The soceity ridiculed at her for sending her daughters to college,but she never bothered and supported her children in their studies.The fruit of her decision produced three professional women my aunt being a staff nurse,my mom a doctor and my younger aunt a teacher.Everyone were economically independent and did not need a man to satisfy their needs,my grandmother's dream was accomplished.What a great feat to marvel about? In our constricted soceity sixty years back...I'm super proud of her and I get goosebumps whenever I think of her decision to throw away her wealth in fit of a second.
She believed education is the greatest wealth though she was not educated.
What a woman!!!
I love her out of the world!!!
She passed away when I was 4years old...miss you ammama!
Lessons learnt:
Education is wealth.
Money is just a thing and not everything.
Women empowerment.
Courage.
