Without this man, my career would not have looked the way it does now. But the thing is, the good things did not happen in a healthy space. He had a hidden agenda which took a huge toll of my energy and mental health.

We decided to launch “Dadiamma”, my mother’s brand of homemade, preservative-free jams and jellies made from jaggery. As I write this piece, my children and their grandmother are busy putting stickers on the jam bottles.

Not sure what to ask your mentor, who can really help accelerate your career by giving you insights into many topics, especially the blind spots in your trajectory?

I never saw how women managed jobs, stress, and housework all together, and I wondered if they were even capable of doing a job? Am I capable of doing work?

Her work is considered to be something where she fights against society and norms. But the woman has to cook daily as the man can never cook.