Another product that was important in our life was when my sister scored good marks in 12th standard and we gifted her a phone with an idea sim. There were so many offers in all price ranges that she could manage from her pocket money itself.
The buildings that we stay in, the schools that we’ve studied in, the offices that we work in are mostly made up of Ultra tech cement. How lucky are we to have gotten the opportunity to go to school, receive proper education, get a job, work in multinational companies and furthermore, go for Masters in our fields of interest! Many of the kids in our country do not get this opportunity, some go to school but the quality of education is low and they can’t afford tuition. Hence my parents decided to teach kids by taking a minimal fee and sometimes not even that from the people who can’t afford. My father works in railways and initially we got a lot of students from his contacts but soon enough, people from other neighborhoods also contacted us. I started teaching with my parents every afternoon after my school and the kids became a major part of our lives, they still are. We had to face a lot of issues initially, managing time and resources, paying the shop rent with our own money because during some years, the fees wouldn’t cover it. But we knew that all 3 of us are passionate about teaching and that we really wanted to do this so we kept going. My father had to adjust the tuition timings according to his railway shifts because no matter what, the trains in Mumbai cannot run late. I did not give up teaching even during my boards because the kids had exams during that time too! I learned the importance of keeping others needs along with mine through teaching and that is how I along with my parents have made an impact and we continue to do so.
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