There are many mountains I need to climb just to be, just to live my life, just to have my say... because they are mountains you've built to oppress women.

Watching Amma ji manoeuvre her words to manipulate a situation to her advantage was a masterclass like no other. Armed with tactical strategy, she thought ten moves in advance.

Lataji and I stopped working together a long time back but her words remained with me. She was the closest I had to a mentor.

I realized the value of a mentor, that wonderful senior lady who had understood my fears and made me face up to them. She had brought me out of my shell!

Most of my women clients are caregivers—as mothers, wives and daughters. And so, they tend to feel guilty about their ambitions. Belief in themselves is hard to come by.