Shortlisted Entries

Deepika Gupta

Deepika Gupta

  • Age: 28
  • City: Anil Flour Mill, Railway Road, Charkhi Dadri
"My Mother Rekha Aggarwal is reflects a particular spirit of DURGA in my life because Whatever I am today is primarily because of her. She loves me unconditionally. Her love is a precious gift that that lights up my life with joy. She has always been my pillar of support and strength. She has always motivated me when I felt like giving up and supported me in my decisions. She has helped me overcome my fears and has been the only one to stand by me in difficult times. In her I have found everything a best friend who I can always rely on as well as a superhero who can do anything and everything to make me happy .
The most cherished moment in my life was when my mother decision to study......... . Coming from a small town everyone told me that after marriage my place was only in the kitchen. When I was in college, my Grandfather found a proposal for me and insisted that I get married as they found that our match would be perfect. I soon felt my dream of becoming a teacher and lighting up lives of young children getting shattered. I did not want to get married until I completed my education and had my own job. But they felt that after marriage my place would be in the kitchen and so they felt it was a waste of money giving me the extra education. My mother supported my decision to study further. My grandparents, we angry with my Mother, for she supported me rather than them.but she still supported me. it took weeks and she finally convinced them the importance of educating me. Thus it was because of my mothers support I was able to continue my studies and pursue my career to become a teacher. now I am a teacher and I stand shoulder to shoulder with my husband helping him financially and I owe that to my dear mother. She added sweetness in my life by supporting me when I needed her the most thus helping me achieve my dream of becoming a teacher."