Celebrating Being Single and Living life my style

India is a great land of diversity. The diversity not only exist in cliched field of different states, different origins, languages and cultural backgrounds but also in our mindsets. Despite the country witnessing spectacular changes in almost every field what refuses to change is the mentality towards women and mentality of women for women. Here being single after 28 years is still a crime. Collegues and friends from almost all backgrounds hound you with questions and outlook which may date back some 2000 years. For a man it is Ok to remain single till thirties but for a woman she is deemed to be doomed after 30.She is just not allowed to think differently. Many of my friends succumed to the wordly pressures of marriage children and Oh my God .........the mother in law. The next 5 years is full of cribs.......one of the reasons was that they gave in to societal norms and did not even bother to analyse whether they really wanted it? Once you cross 25 and don't seem to like anyone , let your parents find a groom whom you hardly know and before you have really lived life for yourself you live for husband, children and in laws .

I obviously defied these rules and norms and while most of colleagues and some friends were completely hopeless about my future, I inturn decided to enjoy being single and achieved what I could not have done if married purely because of the yoke of responsibilities. Last 3 years being Single has been a celebration. Is this what my life is going to be ? Don't know , cannot say............But I do know this much till I meet the right guy with whom I really want to spend my life, this is what it is going to be.

The only reason is that why should anyone (especially women) choke themselves and compromise for anyone because they have passed the age what our society deems to be the right age.

First step to Entrepreneurship

My interest and priorities in life were the same as most of the management aspirers. Completed my management from Symbiosis Institute of International Business batch 2002. Slogged for the placements, First employer was Reva Electric Car Company Bangalore, within six months joined GE Counsumer Finance Vijaywada, then post a year Citibank Hyderabad, then CitibankMumbai and then Citibank Gurgaon..................Citi was the place to fulfill all my dreams . Received promotions every year from Asst Manager to Manager to Asst Vice President.Initial years were thrilling , probably first two years and then life became complicated, draining and started losing its meaning. Everything was complicated, the people around, the expectations, the human nature.......................and the fear of losing it all i.e my job, the salary, the designation and the position. This fear was forcing me to tolerate the innumerable things which I did not relate to and believe in. The most important of all, I was not happy, just not happy. Life had lost its purpose and I had no time for the people who meant the world to me. It took almost a year for me to come to terms with the fact that I wanted to leave everything and start a fresh...To build a company of my dreams. What I noticed was the fact that the thought itself my bringing the energy back in my tired life. Everyone dissuaded, barring my parents and few friends. Few entrepreneurs suggested, not worth it, very difficult and most people assumed I was a fool, to kick a great salary package and designation in an aspired Organization.

Post two years I Thank God with all my heart that I started my company Pundareek. Yes there are miles to go and successes to achieve, but I am glad two years back I took the first step. Answered my fear , quit my job, followed my passion, travelled accross India and some locations overseas, Invested ( hardly a lakh) in my company, gained few clients, specialized in what I wanted to do and Broke even in a year. It has been an upward progression since then and no regrets. But most importantly I am happy. My take in life is, it is too short to be unhappy. When life does not go the way you want, God has a message......Champion the usual.......and I genuienly mean it!!