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Did you know that when Bhagat Sigh was just 14 years old he had carried the soil from Jalianwala Bagh in his tiffin box. Did you know that parents of Subhash Chandra Bose wanted him to stay away from India's freedom struggle and wanted him to join Indian Civil Services at England. In this episode of Failure to Success we look at few of the unknown facts about India's independence struggle. 

In this episode I have narrated a small, beautiful story about a boy. We all have the opportunity to help create positive change, but most of the time we think “I’m already really busy, and how much of a difference can I really make?”  This is true when we’re talking about addressing any problem around us.  That's what this story teaches us "You might not be able to change the entire world, but at least you can change a small part of it, for someone." So we must start somewhere whether its small or big the most important thing is to start & get going. 

In this episode of Failure to Success I have spoken about dreams. Its very important to see the dreams & pursue them even in the most difficult times of our lives. I have narrated a story of a Bollywood actress & Bharatnatyam dancer Sudha Chandran who met with an accident at the age of 17 and to save her life doctors had to amputate her leg. For a person who has aspired to be a dancer loosing a leg can be the most devastating experience and the last thing to expect. But Sudha Chandran never gave up on her dreams, this is a story of a pain and agony she had to go through while dancing with an artificial leg. Her leg use to bleed but she never stopped. Sudha Chandran not only became one of the best dancers but she also acted in movies in various languages. She also acted for many serials for television. Her story teaches us not to give up and pursue our aspirations no matter what obstacles come in our lives. 

In this episode I have spoken about how it is easy to admire some ones success but its very difficult to walk their path and live their journey.  I have spoken about one such  journey of an Indian pop icon Usha Uthup, who has wowed her audience with her pop, filmi, jazz, and playback singing for decades has now created a new record. Usha Uthup never had formal training in music – in fact, in school she was thrown out of the music class because her voice was different than others. But that did not stop Usha Uthup from pursuing her dream. She was passionate about singing and no rejection could put an end to her passion. This is something that all of us have to learn from her. We are afraid of failure and when we face a rejection in life, they become depressed and think that their future is tarnished. No matter how tough life is we should be strong and fight back. Usha Uthup fought back and made use of her husky voice in her favor by making it her strength. 

Hi friends in today's episode of failure to success I have spoken about how one positive action can bring changes in lives of many people. I have also spoken about human values and importance of passing on these values to the next generation.  I have narrated a story of young woman farmer, Ranjana Kukreti from Uttarakhand who is a change maker & renewing the way hill farming is done. While a section of Indian millennials, driven by food safety and sustainability concerns, takes on urban farming with gusto, aided by agri-tech start-ups, Kukreti, a post-graduate in rural development, has resolved to be a farmer, to feed the country’s growing population. In the climate-controlled and meticulously monitored environment of her polyhouse in Dehradun plains, the rice cultivator’s painstaking efforts yield a steady supply of vegetables such as tomatoes, cucumber, bright green spinach and chillies.In her constant endeavour to learn something new and experiment with the latest science-based techniques, Kukreti picked up new rice farming skills, at the International Rice Research Institute‘s (IRRI) headquarters in the Philippines last year (2018) as part of an initiative by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT). She was one among a group of eight participants from across the country. Her objective is to combine traditional knowledge with scientific techniques is bringing in a new dawn for hill farmers of her village in Uttarakhand.

In this episode of Failure to Success, I have spoken about How we should value time? In fact time is the most valued possession which we all have. In order to explain this better I have taken an excerpt from a very famous book " How to live on 24 hours a day" which was written by an author Arnold Bennet from the 18th Century. Arnold who use to work as a clerk had a very strong desire to become an author. He had all the qualities to fulfill his dream. While contemplating about the book he realized that the only asset he has is "time". So he utilized and invested his time wisely and became a great author of 18th century. 

Life is a precious and a beautiful gift and one should live it to the fullest. However sometimes we get too engrossed that we forget to enjoy this gift. We keep on postponing our happiness, health and then we realize that we haven't lived the life meaningfully. This is a story of Muniba Mazari Pakistan's first model, anchor & artist who is on wheelchair. Her life changed when she met with an fatal car accident which left her paralyzed for rest of her life. The tragic car accident left her with several injuries as her backbone was crushed and she sustained multiple fractures to her arms, shoulder, collarbone and rib cage. Her liver and lungs were injured as well and she remained under treatment. Despite all these injuries that struck her, Mazari tried remaining positive, and greeted everyone who came to meet her with a smile on her face. This attitude confused the visitors and often they questioned her if she was really unwell. It was only because Mazari had decided that she was going to live for herself. She was not going to be that perfect person for someone, she was just going to take this moment and she will make it perfect for herself. She was going to fight her fears; the fears of known, unknown, losing money, losing health and fear of the inner self. Mazari was named one of British Broadcasting Corporation’s 100 Most Inspirational Women in 2015 and was also featured in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 the following year.

In today's episode of failure to success, I have spoken about the fighting spirit. Whenever we have tough times in our life, our fighting spirit helps us to rise above the situation. It gives us strength, courage, hope and confidence to stand and face the tough times. I have also narrated a rags to riches story of Kalpana Saroj who had the same fighting spirit in her life. Kalpana was born in a small village in a dalit family had to face lot of financial & social issues in her childhood. She was married off at a tender age of 12 which turned out to be a very bad full of domestic violence. When she left her husband & started her new journey towards the success she worked at a garment factory for a salary of Rs. 2 per day. Inspite of all these challenges she never gave up on her dreams & always had a fighting spirit. Today she is a chairman of a company worth Rs. 2000 Cr.  Listen to this inspiring story of Kalpana Saroj.

In today's episode, I have spoken about patience and how patience can help us in our life. I have also narrated a story of Abraham Lincoln and his journey of becoming a President of America from a very humble background. Lincoln is most famous for leading the country during the American Civil War. His leadership in the North helped the country to remain strong and defeat the South keeping the country united. He also pushed for the freedom of all slaves throughout the nation. Abraham Lincoln came from humble beginnings. He was born in a poor farmers family. His father lost everything when Abraham was young and they had to move to Perry County, Indiana where they struggled to get by. When he was just nine years old, his mother died. As a young man, Lincoln worked a variety of jobs including shopkeeper, surveyor, and postmaster. He soon moved into politics and won a seat in the Illinois Legislature, when he was 25. Lincoln served on the Illinois State Legislature for several terms. Abraham Lincoln became the 16th president of the United States and is regarded as one of America's greatest heroes due to his role as savior of the Union and emancipator of enslaved people.

Somebody has rightly said that "The Earth is all we have in common" and if we do not take care of her it would turn out to be a disaster. In todays episode of "Failure to Success" I have spoken about how important it is to keep an environmental balance & how we should take care of our mother nature. We are already going through one disaster of pandemic & have already seen many calamities like tsunami etc. Even though lot of us are not very serious about our environment there is one person in the Kallar forest of Kerala who is not only taking care of our mother nature she is also known as the Grandmother of Forest. Lakshmi Kutty Amma is a tribal woman who received the India's fourth highest civilian honour Padma Shri for her breakthrough in practicing traditional medicine. She is also a famous poison healer practicing traditional medicines. Listen to the remarkable story of this 75 year old grandma who stays in a small hut in the forest & has dedicated her life for the humanity.

Have you been limited by your surrounding circumstances? Are you conforming instead of breaking free to be you who you’re meant to be and reach for your limitless success? Just like a ship is not made for the harbor and the falcon is not designed to sit on the branch, you and I weren’t created for a mediocre life. There is more to life than to settle for the familiar, the mundane and the safe zones. In today's episode of Failure to Success, I have spoken about how inspiration plays a pivotal role in our lives & helps us become unlimited. I have also narrated an inspirational story "The Two Falcons" which teaches us a very important lesson, We have to develop our capacities and potentialities and take the leap of faith as the saying goes: "The bird's trust is not in the branch on which it rests, but in its own wings".

When we watch movies and see celebrities, we think they are very lucky people. Because they are rich, luxury living and luxury cars. People respect them a lot. But people know little about the problems and struggle they fought to achieve success. In todays episode of Failure to Success I have talked about how its never too late to dream & start a new journey in our lives.  This is a story of Boman Irani who faced who faced several failures in his early life but he never gave up and followed his dream to be an actor. He lost his father in at a very early age, he was surrounded by women in his house like his mother, 3 elder sisters, five maasis, chaachis etc he had not heard of a male voice which left a big impact on his childhood. He had a speech impairment & use to talk like "Virus" a character he played in 3 idiots, this got him a lot of inferiority complex. He worked as a waiter at a hotel, he also took care of a bakery for 12 long years for  living but never gave up on his dream. But, overcoming all his struggles, he became a famous photographer before he forayed into acting. Since then, he has entertained the masses with appreciated roles in movies such as Munnabhai M.B.B.S, Lage raho Munna Bhai, 3 Idiots, Khosla ka Ghosla, etc. Boman Irani believes that passion drives everyone to excel.