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Suman, 39, is known as the PadWoman of India. She is an Oscar winner (2019) for being the driving force behind the documentary “Period. End of Sentence”. Growing up in a simple and traditional household, whenever she asked her mother permission to do something beyond her scope, she was told to do it after marriage. Combined with the influence from “Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge” she thought she will get a blanket pass after marriage, to do anything she wanted. This notion came crashing down when she found that her new home doesn’t even have a kitchen, forget a bathroom. A home with 15 people living in two rooms, one of the rooms housed the home temple and the lady could not go to the other toom if she was menstruating. From bearing two kids at 20 years to setting up sanitary pad machines in her home to winning the Oscar and taking Hapur and India to a global stage, it shudders me to think of the will and effort required.
This is a shining example of the untapped potential, a human being is blessed with.
The only feeling which she could relate to when she got the Oscar was from the film “Roop Ki Rani, Choron Ka Raaja” in which Anil Kapoor and Sridevi are shown receiving an award. Watch/Hear this conversation to taste the lethal brew of unimaginable innocence with an indomitable will.
This is a conversation in Hindi and I request each of you who read this, not only to share this with your family and friends, but also share the YouTube link (Sayali, can you link this here to the youtube link) with your domestic help/s and the larger household eco system you influence and are influenced by. The local language speaking heartland is where our shining gems are.
As I end, I would like to share a few matters:
- Suman’s success is possible because of the rock solid unconditional support and love of her husband.
- In some parts of the conversation you would hear some household disturbance, please excuse that due to an exclusive space not being available to Suman.
- She addressed me as Sir, that is embarrassing.
Small Big Wins started in middle of 2020. The primary objective has been to talk to people who are not so famous or known but have done exceptional work. Most of these conversations are with people who have done some real solid social good, while also holding up their selflessness. Their wins in their own words. You be the judge, whether Small or Big.
Coming to my latest conversations with Swami Atmananda Saraswati ji, I would first share in a few words my own journey of searching the higher. This started somewhere in 2012, from reading, listening to Osho, then spending months at Isha Foundation Ashram doing everything in the book there, listening to some globally “famous” masters, I ended up at home. Home meaning our own timeless Indian scriptures – Bhagwad Gita, RamCharit Manas, Upanishads, which reveal that, where only a few blessed revel. I learnt about Adi Shankaracharya and his contribution to Sanatan Dharma. Hearing discourses from different masters, once I came across a discourse on “Atma Bodha” by Swami Atmanada Saraswati. When I tried to google him, I could not find anything. Somehow deep down the searches, I found some co-ordinates to reach him. This resulted in increased interactions and my knowledge seeking got a definite direction. If at all, these conversations would be valuable and known, it would be for Swami Atmananda Saraswati.
It is my great fortune to bring “Who is My Charioteer” to the audiences. For someone Small like me this is a Big win! The Part 1 of this series is titled “Fundamental Understanding about Life”. You will find these conversations starting Episode 59. Just search for “Who is My Charioteer” in the title.