“I had always dreamt of starting my own business when I was young. I was only 18 when I got married but I had the privilege of having a love marriage. My husband and I used to live in a small rented house in our hometown in Hyderabad. He was a daily wager and I was a homemaker. After the birth of our second, we decided to move to Vijayawada with the hope of starting a business. As parents, our main goal was to educate both of our daughters.

While my husband continued to go for daily wage work, I decided to start my own business along with my mother in law. We sold rings and bracelets of God near the Durgamma Temple road. My day started at the break of dawn at 5am, and ended when the sun went down at 7. Every morning, I’d get the kids ready for school, cook for the family and go to work.

One thing I’ve learnt from marriage is that there are a lot of challenges to face once you have children, but it is not a reason to give up on your hopes and dreams. It’s all about believing in each other’s strengths and moving forward that truly matters.

We have seen our share of highs and lows in the last seven years of marriage, but we keep reassuring ourselves that good times are coming for us in the future.

Today, we own a permanent stall at Kanakadurgamma Temple, which I can proudly call our second home. However, given the current pandemic, the sales of these bracelets have gone down drastically. We can barely afford to make ends meet.

It has taken us years of struggle to establish ourselves and our business here, so we will continue to work hard even in these difficult scenarios. I am very thankful to the people of Vijayawada for giving me an opportunity to establish my own business, and I really hope it continues successfully in the future too!”

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