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It is important to have a dream which is the starting point for succeeding in life. What is even more important is to seize opportunities and take up challenges. I was only 15 when I was married and by the time I turned 16, I had become a mother.

That’s when the mental upheaval began and I began getting bored with the drudgery of endless routine. I knew in my heart that I had to fulfill my dreams.

The first turning point in my life came when my husband was posted in Tehran. Once there, I decided to study cosmetology, but it was a very expensive proposition.

So I began working for the Iran Tribune – writing articles in English on various issues and under different names. That’s how I could finance my training at some of the best institutions in the West.

When I began my training at Rubistein, I was horrified by the damage caused to women by chemical ingredients in cosmetics. It was then that I decided to study Ayurveda, which I began to believe was the ideal alternative to chemical cosmetics.

I inherited my faith in natural remedies from my family and Ayurveda further strengthened my belief in nature. I always believed that India has much to offer the rest of the world by way of her herbal heritage.

It was my aim to get India on the world beauty map as I felt terrible about the fact that India was never represented at any world beauty Congress.

So on my trips abroad, I tried to crusade the cause of India’s herbal heritage and managed to represent the country for the first time at the CIDESCO Beauty Congress. I was even appointed president for the day’s proceedings and I took the opportunity to focus attention on the world of Ayurveda.

The world had already began to view nature with enlightened eyes and my claims generated much interest. This was another turning point.

Another important moment was when we entered the international market for the first time. This was when we participated in the festival of India in 1980. We were given a counter in the perfumery section of Selfridges, the famous departmental store in London. Here we were rubbing shoulders with the biggest international brands.

I held my own in this daunting venue and let my products speak for themselves. Our entire consignment sold in three days and we broke the store’s cosmetic sales records for the year.

I remember a headline in the Daily around that time which said ‘Herbal Hell Breaks Loose in Selfridges’. The result of our success was that we were offered a permanent counter at Selfridges. That too was a memorable time in my life.

The desire to excel, a relentless determination and sheer hard work are essential to convert opportunities into turning points. I have never believed in destiny as I believe that you can make your own destiny. You can be what you will yourself to be.

02/02/2002

Courtesy : The Telegraph