Adversity makes you stronger
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” Maya Angelou, Yes I am writing about this inspiring lady, for whom eighty is the new twenty . In the lines of Henry Ford- "Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young. ” – She has never let tears and emotions defeat her cheerful disposition.She has seen eighty-four springs in her life and hopes to witness many more such springs. This is none other than Ms Kalpana Rani Verma whose other name would be resilience.Born in 1939 in Kapurthala, Punjab in a family of eight siblings, she was the second eldest child and her early life was spent in Shimla, Kolkata and then Delhi on account of her father's postings. He worked for a government organization, so postings were a regular part of his work. As a child she witnessed several gory happenings. For a little girl w...
