Failure to Success

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.

In today's episode of Failure to Success, I have spoken about how a woman plays an important role in our society. How her life gets impacted, when her family and society doesn't support her. Later I have also narrated story of India's first female teacher Savitribai Phule, who was a great educationalist , social reformer and who did lot for women rights. She went against the every bad practice, stood her ground and played a very vital role in improving women's right in India. She is regarded as the mother of Indian feminism. Wishing Happy Women's day.

In today's episode of failure to success I have shared few tips on how can we have a positive attitude and mindset in life. I have also narrated a motivational incident from Honorable APJ Abdul Kalam's life, How this one incident transformed him and gave him the purpose of his life.

In today's episode of Failure to Success, I have spoken about why childhood is an important phase of life and how toys helps to shape the personality of children. Why it is important to give children an environment where they can explore and use their creative ability and imagination? Related to this I have also narrated the Story of The Lego Brand. It's a story about a Man Ole kirk, a skilled carpenter who started this company. Its a story about his passion for toys. In spite of multiple failures during his journey like fire in his factory, bankruptcy etc he never gave up building on his dream.

In today's episode of failure to success I have spoken about how healthy life style can help us to stay focused in life. I have also spoken about how few people have a great will power, and how they achieve impossible things through their vision and dedication. I have narrated a story of Armstrong Pame, who is an IAS officer and belongs to Zeme tribe . It's a story about the hardships he faced in his life and then since childhood he dreamt of becoming an IAS officer. His village did not have a proper connectivity through roads and unfortunately government was not helping them build it. So he decided to build this 100 km road connecting Manipur, Nagaland & Assam without any government money. He achieved this task with lots of dedication that's why he is known as a "Miracle Man" of India.

As a Republic day is approaching, today's episode is very special to my heart. We all know that on this day India's constitution was formed in year 1950 by the drafting committee which was headed by Dr BR Ambedkar. However, lot of us are not aware that there was a team of 15 women in the same drafting committee who was responsible for drafting the Indian constitution. In this episode I have spoken about them and their lives without whose contribution the Indian constitution would not have been possible. Jai Hind !!!

In today's episode of failure to success, I have spoken about why we should decide our goals and when we decide our goals, how easy it becomes to achieve them. I have also narrated an untold story of the famous Iconic Biscuit Brand Parle-G. It's a wonderful story about how it started and how since last 90 years they are serving their customers and maintaining their quality standards. In spite of such a huge competition, Parle G has still maintained its position in the market & it is the most preferred biscuit in India even after so many years.

In this episode of Failure to success, I have spoken about how last year has given bitter and sweet memories. How many of us have gone through a lots of tough time. However there are many who utilized this lock down in a constructive way and transformed themselves. I have also narrated an inspirational story of Subhashini Mistry, who lost her husband just because she couldn't afford to pay and due to ignorance and lack medical facilities. It was a setback for her, but in these adverse times she didn't become bitter, in fact she took a pledge to build a hospital where poor and needy people who dont have enough money can be given free services.

In this episode of Failure to Success, I have written and narrated a story about a small girl, this tells us that children are innocent, they have a clear thinking and they express what they feel. There emotions need to be heard, if we do not come down to their level and connect with them we cannot understand what their feelings are. Sometimes as a parents we give them our beliefs and prejudices which we received from our upbringing. This story also touches upon a very important aspect of parenting that children dont do what we ask them, they do what parents do through role modelling.

In this episode of failure to success. I have spoken about hope and how only one ray of hope keeping alive can create wonders. Every time when we fail on our path this ray of hope supports us, elevates us and this one ray can light our lives. I have also narrated a story of Chennai based entrepreneur, her inspiring journey, indomitable will and her courage to come out of every odd situations in life and to lift yourself up and move on. Patricia Narayan who is the owner of Sandheepha chain of restaurants had to go through a very painful journey of early marriage, abusive husband, death of her daughter and son in law in a road accident. She was even ousted by her own family for marrying a Hindu boy as they were Christian. Patricia's rags to riches story started with selling jams, squashes and pickles from home and lots of hope. She took all challenges of her life head on and with the help of this hope and lots of hard work, today she owns a chain of restaurants, she is an inspiration to millions and won prestigious award of "FICCI entrepreneur of the year" in 2010.

There are times in our lives when we ask ourselves a question "Why did this happen to me" ? In this episode of "Failure to success" I have tried to answer this question with the help of an inspirational story of the Bamboo Tree. One who grows the Bamboo needs to accept the fact that they take years to grow, one needs to have lot of love , patience & perseverance towards the bamboo tree. Sometimes in life we face situations where in we do not have an answer for it at that time but when we give a little time to it, show some patience we definitely get the answer we are looking for. This story perfectly reveals that if you are looking for big and steady success it takes time, only with love consistency and steadiness one can gain a success. At the end of the story I have shared my insights about it.

In this episode of Failure to Success, I have narrated an inspirational journey of Deepa Malik from a Wheel Chair to will chair. She is the first Indian woman to win a silver medal in paralympic. Its a story of her indomitable willpower. Deepa had to undergo a spinal tumour surgery which got her almost 183 stitches between her shoulder blades. In spite of her physical limitations she chose to take up a new journey in adventure sports which made her a paralympian. She won an Arjuna award and proved that nothing is impossible.

In today's Episode of 'Failure to Success' I have narrated an inspirational life journey of Arvind Gupta Who is an engineer turned Indian toy inventor and expert in science. Who got the civilian award "Padma Shree". Its a Story about how he discovered his purpose of life and he worked to fulfill his purpose. He is also a passionate educationist, who believes children are the future of the world. He believes that children learn more through creativity, imagination and interaction. More than schools and classrooms children learn in outdoor environments. Since past 30 years he has been guiding children and educators so that the children can be empowered through fun based, imaginative and creative learning. In the end of the story, I have spoken about the learning from his inspirational journey.

In today's episode of "Failure to success" I have a narrated a beautiful Taoist folk tale " "Only a bowl of Rice" from China. It's an inspiring and a thoughtful story, where two men are facing lot problems in their work place and how they are engrossed and caught up so much in those situations that it started affecting them deeply. Finally they decided to go and meet a Taoist master to get solution for their problems. When they got the solution from the master, they found new ways and took decision how to move ahead in their lives. It helped them to change their attitudes towards their lives and achieve the desired success. At the end of the story, I have also discussed the takeaways from this story that sometimes we get so externally focused in the outside world that we forget that if we are really thoughtful and we have a power to choose, we can create new situations in life and finally we can choose a path which can lead us to peace and happiness

Hello friends in this episode of 'Failure to Success' I have narrated an inspirational and a successful story of 'Karsanbhai Patel' A businessman and an Industrialist, founder of Nirma Groups. It's a story about his hardwork, willpower, dedication and an innovative mind where he starts his new venture from a small room at the backyard along with his government job. This is also a story of his indomitable will & his risk taking ability its a journey of Karsanbhai leaving his comfort zone, getting on his bicycle to sell his product door to door. At the end of the story, I also speak about the takeaways from his inspiring story, How in life we get use to our comfort zones and dont want to come out of that. I also speak about the positive traits of Karsanbhai which helped him to grow and to be successful.

We all must have faced rejections in our lives in some or the other way maybe in school, college, job or in relationships. In this episode of 'Failure to Success' I speak about how we feel when we face these rejections and how it impact us to the core. My perception of rejection is that yes, sometimes we can take them in a heavy way, however if we are willing to improve or perform better we might consider rejections as a learning ways, When we enquire ourselves within about what needs to be improved and then working on those weakness to have a better version of ourselves. I have also narrated the story of Nawazuddin Siddiqui that how he has faced rejections in his life and how he took them and worked with himself and became a success Actor of Bollywood.

Life is a series of Ups and Downs. However we cannot expect to live always on a smooth surface. There are phases in the life, when we feel low, we feel that time has Completely stopped, we feel stuck and we get completely lost in the maze of our own sorrows and setbacks. In today's episode of "Failure to Success". I speak about, how does one feel when they go through such stages in their lives and how can one divert mind in a positive direction to move ahead in life. I have also narrated a motivational and an inspiring story about the origination of an old and famous Quote "This Too Shall Pass Away" and how since ages people have been using this quote to get that feel of courage and positivity.

We all need Inspiration to achieve something big in our lives. If we have to be successful, we need to grab that daily dose of inspiration. In this episode of failure to success, I talk about What is an inspiration? What inspires us and who infuses that feeling of inspiration within us and How it affects our lives? If you want to know how inspiration can transform people's perspective towards life. How it create wonders and help you to stay positive. You must listen to this inspiring and heart touching story of 'Teddy Stoddard' which describes a beautiful relationship of a teacher and a student and how both help each other to grow and move ahead in their lives. .

Our emotions play a very pivotal role in our lives. In this episode of "Failure to Success", I talk about different aspects of emotions and their impacts on our lives. Emotions influences our mind, body, behavior and our very own world in which we live. Positive emotions can help us to grow and build a positive attitude and move forward in our lives. Negative emotions can take us away from our true potential, our goals and keep us stuck. Negative emotions should not be suppressed and should be released to move ahead and to be successful in our lives. If you want to know how to use your emotions in the right direction and use them as your strength, you must listen to this inspiring story story of "Oprah Winfrey" narrated by me.

It's a story of Shekhar Nayak a visually impaired cricketer who led Indian cricket team for blind as a captain to win the world cup. It's a story about his struggleful life & his indomitable will to achieve this feat in spite of his disability.

It's a story of a young girl in a very orthodox society of British India who loses her child with few days of a birth & decides to become a doctor to save other kids to die the similar death. It's a story which is full of struggle where in she had to first convince the society that women can also become doctors and then she had to travel all the way to America in a era when going out of home for women itself was a big challenge.

It's a courageous story of a girl from a small village of Maharashtra who had a passion for Kho Kho an Indian game which is neglected in today's world. She led Indian Kho Kho team as a Captain and won Gold medal for our country. Her struggle to reach the pinnacle is astounding, she even had just one meal a day to reach here. It's a story about her will and determination.

It's an inspirational story of a common man from a small village of Assam who planted and tended thousands of trees over the period of 30 years to create a forest. He was awarded Padma Shri and the forest was named after him for his incredible contribution as a environmental activist

Its a story about a courage & will of a woman who was thrown out of her home along with her daughter. Its a story about how she spent her life as a homeless destitute, begged for food, tried to commit a suicide but overcame all of it with her indomitable will. Now she runs an NGO which gives shelter to thousands of homeless children who call her Maai means Mother.

It's a inspirational story of Dashrath Manjhi, popularly known as the Mountain Man who proved that nothing is impossible to achieve. He spent 22 years of life in carving a mountain in order to connect his village to the nearest hospital. This legend proved that with indomitable will & hard work you can actually move the mountain

An unbelievable story of Helen Keller who became blind, deaf & mute in her early childhood due to some illness. It's a heartwarming story about her & her teacher, her indomitable will and her undying spirit for life. It's a journey of a girl who with her courage became the first such person to get a graduation degree.

An inspiring story of a son of a daily wager born in a small village near Wayanad, Kerala. His village did not have electricity he had to drop of school due to his conditions. But how he overcame all his obstacles with sheer determination & created a company worth more than Rs. 100 cr.

It's a story of a Indian scientist and politician who played a pivotal role in India's development of missile and nuclear weapons program. It's a story of how in spite of so many struggles in his life one day he became the President of India

It's a inspirational story of a brave heart from Pakistan who became the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize after surviving an assassination attempt from Taliban. Its exhilarating story of how this young girl fought for the right of education for all girls from Pakistan and became a true hero for the rest of the world.

Very inspirational story of Nicolas Vujicic an Australian evangelist & motivational speaker born with a rare disorder characterized by absence of arms & legs. Amazing story of how Nick overcame all his problems with an indomitable will, support from his family & his faith in God

Inspirational story of a best selling author behind the Harry Potter series who sold 450 million books and is worth $ 1Bn. It's a story of how this single mother survived all odds including many rejections from publishers & very ugly marriage.

A story of iconic athlete who was born in a small village. It's a story of a strong determination, grit & dedication which made this ordinary girl the "queen of Indian track and fields"

Its a story about a man who dedicated his life to fight against the racial discrimination. Even the life imprisonment did not deter him & upon his release from the prison he became the first black president of South Africa.

A very inspiring story of a girl from a small village with big dream of scaling mount Everest. Its a arduous journey of a highly determined mountaineer who was honored with many awards along with a Guinness book of world records.

A very inspirational success story of legendary entrepreneur Mr. Dhirubhai Ambani who started his career as a petrol pump attendant & went on building the largest company in India. Its a story of a man who believed that we all should see big dreams & must work towards them.

An inspirational journey of a person who made the whole world laugh in spite of a very challenging life right from his childhood.

A wonderful journey of a boy who was called mentally weak went on becoming the greatest scientist of the century.

Its a story about a boy who was determined to achieve his big dreams in spite of a very adverse conditions & oppression by the so called higher caste people. Finally he went on to author the constitution of our country.

Its a story of a very dynamic entrepreneur who started from his garage by selling books on his website. Its a story of how he made Amazon one of the largest companies in the world.

Its a very inspiring story of a world renowned scientist who was diagnosed with a terminal disease. Its a story about his will power & strong belief that mind can not be paralyzed.