Journey from a Home-Maker to An Entrepreneur
Journey from a Home-Maker to An Entrepreneur How Jaanki pursued her dream to own a beauty parlor... Once a homemaker… now a successful entrepreneur… and owner of Aleesha Beauty Parlour … This sums up the story of 26-year-old Jaanki Purti, a resident of Kendulota village of Khuntpani Block of West Singhbhum. Jaanki’s life was full of challenges and difficulties in 2010. She was a homemaker, who, along with her husband, engaged in agricultural activities for a living. However, with the meager earnings they could barely make ends meet. The Rs 100 that she got monthly from her father-in-law was helpful but not enough to alleviate their sufferings. In 2013, her life took a new turn when she joined the Nootan Uprum Mahila Samiti Sakhi Mandal. Janaki was part of a Self-help group even before 2013, but the association was of little help. "Before 2013, I was part of a Self Help Group run by JTDS (Jharkhand Tribal Development Society), but I never felt the push ...