Nothing ordinary about it

02 March,2011 09:52 AM IST |   |  Saunskruti Kher

Of all the stories Mumbai possesses, I believe that some of the most extraordinary ones are of those who lead ordinary lives


Saunskriti Kher,u00a0 Actor

Of all the stories Mumbai possesses, I believe that some of the most extraordinary ones are of those who lead ordinary lives. My 22- year-old maid came home yesterday and proudly showed me a few gold coins. Astonished about how she managed to get so much gold, I asked her for an explanation.


Apparently, she has been working and saving up since she was 11. Today, almost a decade later, she doesn't want to be a burden to her parents, so, she saves every penny of the paltry amount she makes working at four homes.

For an uneducated girl from a remote village, her fierce independence took me by surprise and left me in awe of her ideologies.
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