Hailing from an impoverished family in Manipur, my early years were wracked with tragedy. Having lost my father at the age of one, I lived along with 6 siblings and my unlettered mother who eked out an existence as a vegetable vendor. When the family didn’t know where the next meal would come from, education and a wholesome life seemed like impossible dreams. In 2000, I joined Michael & John Job Centre (MJC) as a part of the first batch of girls whose lives were about to be transformed. Today, I am an analyst at one of the Big Four multinational firms based out of Bangalore