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Umesh
Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
This is really encouraging. One of Alpana's friends is running a very successful clothing/embroidery store. Her husband too passed away many years ago, but she has taken upon herself not to let that hold her back._________________________________________________________Women in Assam are slowly taking on the domain of men, and becoming entrepreneurs.Asha Bora is one of the several such women who through their initiative are changing the face of Assam, charting a course for themselves and the state.Greenwood Bakery is part of the Greenwood Resort that Asha Bora established a couple of years ago. She has single handedly guided and nurtured her maiden business venture for the last two years, and today it is one of the leading bakeries in Guwahati.Asha did not let the tragic death of her husband two years ago to demoralize her. She turned the tragedy into an opportunity to chart a different course for her and others and today acts as a guiding force to the one hundred and fifty persons, who work with her."I can employ them by opening a new business. That is my way of helping the poor indirectly. They are getting living. Without training they come to me and i train them how to deal, how to deal, how to talk to people and they follow me also," says Asha Bora, owner of Greenwood Resort and Bakery.Asha is passionate about many things and gardening is one of them. It is this attachment to nature that helps her in the battles of life. She believes nature teaches her resilience and the virtue of rejuvenating one's life with the passage of time.It is this spirit and confidence that has made Asha Bora a role model for other women. She has also helped in bringing about an attitudinal change among those who were against women's independence and empowerment."Now ladies need encouragement and that's what I do, and now there are women entrepreneurs, who are getting support from their family also," she adds.Asha has acted as a catalyst in changing this mindset.But that is not all - The busy lanes and presence of the sizable number of visitors at the resort clearly demonstrates her success. She is a living example of women 's empowerment and independence. Her is a success story worthy of emulation and not just in Assam."Yes now they want independence. They do not want to beg. I tried to be independent, after my husband expired. If I want to do business I do not want to be handicapped and now would not be misled and misbehaved by my family," Asha further says.Asha finds time to chill out as well. A visit to discotheque provides her a much-needed break from work.Asha Bora is the new face of Assam, reflecting women's strife for emancipation and independence in a rapidly changing world, and needless to say, the Assam government's industrial policy providing incentives to entrepreneurs to set up new business ventures, has more than helped her in this aspect._______________________________________________
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