I am Aamatullah; and my biggest inspiration is my mom, Rashida Bohra. Coming from a lower middle class family and sister of five brothers-sisters, my mom did her schooling till higher secondary in science. She wanted to become an engineer but due to family condition and her marriage at a very young age she couldn’t. We come from a small village in the Chittorgarh district.
She
wanted her kids to become engineer, but again the family condition
was biggest challenge. For that she worked hard and cleared her
government competitive exam to become a school teacher and pursue her
dream. She worked at home in morning, followed by teaching in school
and tuition for underprivileged kids. Later in evening again house
work, and in night spending time with us to make sure our studies and
goals are on track.
She
worked hard going one village to other on a two wheeler to educate
old ladies as a part of her Job. However, one day, she met in
accident which left her bed ridden for a while. She did not lose hope
and in the shortest recovery time she bounced back. However, as her
job entailed good amount of travelling, she had 3 more accidents in
short span of time and the last one was a brush with the death and
left her bed ridden for the longest time possible.
Though she could have continued her government job, she decided to give the opportunity to another candidate and moved to private sector with minimal travelling. Here again she took up work in the best stride and dedicated her rest of the time for her family and pursuing her passion to teach and educate others.
At
last her hard work and sacrifice paid off, and today my brother is an
engineer. No one can explain the feeling I saw in her eyes on the day
of his graduation. This inspired me to move forward and enroll myself
in MSC which will be followed by a degree in MTech. She has just
recently retired from her teaching job and now at the time when she
can relax and rest, she is still the same active woman looking her
family and making sure that our dreams are achieved. She till date
makes sure that we are focused at our goal and always inspires us to
try the things that we are scared of. She is the center of our family
and we are proud to be a part of her solar system.