“Hard work is not overrated. It is fail proof. What you want-
whatever it is- you shall get if you apply yourself wholeheartedly and
work towards it with a single minded vision.”
Who says you can’t, who says you won’t, who says you will never – this real story is a big slap to them. You can, you will and you will ever have the potential, caliber, desire, burning fire, faith, grit, power to convert any No to a "Big Yes".
This real life story of Kalpana Saroj kicks you up with the propellant to fly like a space shuttle and achieve something bigger which no one can ever dream off. A Dalit (lower caste as we say in India) by birth, born in very poor family with 3 sisters and 2 brothers and only one earner “Father” that too with very low income. Being Dalit she is always treated like a slave and was having no friends apart from siblings. As Dalit, always prevented to sit with students in school or participated in any extracurricular activities. Shame isn’t it, Big Shame?... Discrimination is part of Kalpana’s life in childhood.
The dreams were completely broken when she was forced to get married when she was just 12 years old, school was just a distant memory by now. After marriage she was treated like an animal. She was beaten up every single day but was having no option. One day her father came to meet her and he took her with him back home after looking her in the worst of conditions.
But don’t forget if you are in India, people are more concerned and focused about your stuff instead of their own business. The taunts of people were killing Kalpana like a snake bite and she decided to suicide. She consumed Poison and referred to near by hospital in critical situation.
Here the new world is waiting for her, she was saved after 24 hours and now she thought there might be a reason for her 2nd life. She decide to do something extraordinary and she did that by her hard work and will power. She moved to Mumbai alone and started to swing clothes (10 Rs/- single cloth). Her family conditions were getting worst, father lost his job, this little genius didn’t give up. She took her family to Mumbai and started work more dedicatedly that too 16 hours per day. Still not enough money to fulfill 3 time meal. Her youngest sister got sick and lost her life due to lack of money to even take her to the hospital. In Kalpana’s word “her eyes were saying me “didi” save me, I don’t want to die”. That day Kalpana learnt a lesson “Money is an important part of life, no one can survive without money.” This became her mission of Life.
She got involved in work like a water in the river, she took a Loan of 50000/- Rs and started her own stitching business. She was getting success, expanded her work. It took time as all great things comes with patience and time, and that patience and time can be felt by a men/women who is actually going through it. With her continuous hard work and dedication one day she got a deal for litigation land which she accepted and fought 2 years of long custody battle to get it free. Here fall's the money now and life got changed. She was flying high and high, running one NGO with very good reputation. A zero from birth is a hero now with her own efforts and never die attitude on her own terms of life.
But the biggest miracle happened when the labor of Kamani Tubes (http://kamanitubes.com/about.htm) approached her to save the sinking boat of Kamani Tubes. It’s the biggest challenge which can save the lives of 100’s of workers. She accepted the challenge and started work on this direction. With 116 crores of loan on Kamani Tubes, its not a cake walk for anyone. She went to bank owners many a times, many strategies made and failed many a times with no luck. A light of shine finally came when she met finance minister of India and showed him the real picture and concerns about the people who will be losing their jobs. With long discussions and work, the interests were waved off and 25% reduction on the principle amount was also given. The work finally started and you wont believe the whole amount of loan was cleared in just 1 year. At present Kamani Tubes is one of the most renowned brands and The Queen Kalpana Saroj is named with the Brands like Tata, Reliance, Jindal.
Padma Shri Award
Isn't this a reversal, a journey from Death to Life. These are the real heroes. A human can break any mountain with his will power, determination, hard work. Thought the road is not going to be easy, you will fall 1000’s of times but the real hero will get up and start again. You don’t need MBA, Engineering degrees to prove yourself, you need the burning fire inside you to keep moving you in the direction of your dreams. Think of moon to land up into stars!...
Who says you can’t, who says you won’t, who says you will never – this real story is a big slap to them. You can, you will and you will ever have the potential, caliber, desire, burning fire, faith, grit, power to convert any No to a "Big Yes".
This real life story of Kalpana Saroj kicks you up with the propellant to fly like a space shuttle and achieve something bigger which no one can ever dream off. A Dalit (lower caste as we say in India) by birth, born in very poor family with 3 sisters and 2 brothers and only one earner “Father” that too with very low income. Being Dalit she is always treated like a slave and was having no friends apart from siblings. As Dalit, always prevented to sit with students in school or participated in any extracurricular activities. Shame isn’t it, Big Shame?... Discrimination is part of Kalpana’s life in childhood.
The dreams were completely broken when she was forced to get married when she was just 12 years old, school was just a distant memory by now. After marriage she was treated like an animal. She was beaten up every single day but was having no option. One day her father came to meet her and he took her with him back home after looking her in the worst of conditions.
But don’t forget if you are in India, people are more concerned and focused about your stuff instead of their own business. The taunts of people were killing Kalpana like a snake bite and she decided to suicide. She consumed Poison and referred to near by hospital in critical situation.
Here the new world is waiting for her, she was saved after 24 hours and now she thought there might be a reason for her 2nd life. She decide to do something extraordinary and she did that by her hard work and will power. She moved to Mumbai alone and started to swing clothes (10 Rs/- single cloth). Her family conditions were getting worst, father lost his job, this little genius didn’t give up. She took her family to Mumbai and started work more dedicatedly that too 16 hours per day. Still not enough money to fulfill 3 time meal. Her youngest sister got sick and lost her life due to lack of money to even take her to the hospital. In Kalpana’s word “her eyes were saying me “didi” save me, I don’t want to die”. That day Kalpana learnt a lesson “Money is an important part of life, no one can survive without money.” This became her mission of Life.
She got involved in work like a water in the river, she took a Loan of 50000/- Rs and started her own stitching business. She was getting success, expanded her work. It took time as all great things comes with patience and time, and that patience and time can be felt by a men/women who is actually going through it. With her continuous hard work and dedication one day she got a deal for litigation land which she accepted and fought 2 years of long custody battle to get it free. Here fall's the money now and life got changed. She was flying high and high, running one NGO with very good reputation. A zero from birth is a hero now with her own efforts and never die attitude on her own terms of life.
But the biggest miracle happened when the labor of Kamani Tubes (http://kamanitubes.com/about.htm) approached her to save the sinking boat of Kamani Tubes. It’s the biggest challenge which can save the lives of 100’s of workers. She accepted the challenge and started work on this direction. With 116 crores of loan on Kamani Tubes, its not a cake walk for anyone. She went to bank owners many a times, many strategies made and failed many a times with no luck. A light of shine finally came when she met finance minister of India and showed him the real picture and concerns about the people who will be losing their jobs. With long discussions and work, the interests were waved off and 25% reduction on the principle amount was also given. The work finally started and you wont believe the whole amount of loan was cleared in just 1 year. At present Kamani Tubes is one of the most renowned brands and The Queen Kalpana Saroj is named with the Brands like Tata, Reliance, Jindal.
Isn't this a reversal, a journey from Death to Life. These are the real heroes. A human can break any mountain with his will power, determination, hard work. Thought the road is not going to be easy, you will fall 1000’s of times but the real hero will get up and start again. You don’t need MBA, Engineering degrees to prove yourself, you need the burning fire inside you to keep moving you in the direction of your dreams. Think of moon to land up into stars!...
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