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As an aspiring entrepreneur, ask yourself: Does my business truly fulfil a social need? Aparna Raman, the Founder of Timbuktoo Publishing, shares her entrepreneurial journey.
I first met Aparna Raman at a networking event, when she was just about to launch her business, Timbuktoo Publishing. She was excited about her idea, about publishing children’s writing – and yet, many ventures in such fields don’t see the light of day, let alone publish consistently. I was intrigued, but sceptical.
It turns out that I was right to be intrigued and wrong to be sceptical! What was then an idea, has since grown into a full-fledged business that not only publishes stories by kids, for kids, but meets a very important need for parents today: To get children reading, writing and in touch with the kernel of creativity that all children have inside them.
At the sidelines of our last all day session for entrepreneurs where we focused on raising and managing money for business growth, we interviewed Aparna on her novel business idea and how she has grown it.
For all of you who have recently turned entrepreneurs, or plan to, you will find two particularly inspiring thoughts in this video:
1.Businesses that meet a social need (and I interpret this as a deeply felt need by a large enough segment of society) will always find customers
2.It’s alright to be the first-mover; to enter into a space that no one else has seen the opportunity in yet. Sure, it is risky, but there are also rewards to being the first entrant.
Watch this short video to learn more for yourself!
Aparna Raman & Timbuktoo Publishing will be organising a creative writing workshop for children at our upcoming Carnivale Familia, a one day event in Bangalore with workshops, activities & shopping for the whole family.
Get your pass and join us at Carnivale Familia to get a taste of how your child can explore his/her talents. Join us!
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People say that women are the greatest enemies of women. I vehemently disagree. It is the patriarchal mindset that makes women believe in the wrong ideology.
The entire world celebrates International Women’s Day on March 8, 2024. It should be a joyful day, but unfortunately, not all women are entitled to this privilege, as violence against women is at its peak. The experience of oppression pushes many women to choose freedom. As far as patriotism is concerned, feminism is not a cup of tea in this society.
What happens when a woman decides to stand up for herself? Does this world easily accept the decisions of women in this society? What inspires them to be free of the clutches of the oppression that women have faced for ages? Most of the time, women do not get the chance to decide for themselves. Their lives are always at the mercy of someone, which can be their parents, siblings, husband, or children.
In some cases, women do not feel the need to make any decisions. They are taught to obey the patriarchal system, which makes them believe that they are right. In my family, I was never taught to make decisions on my own. It was always my parents who bought dresses and all that I needed.
It is shameful that in today's world too, women are abused and even killed for giving birth to a girl, and the infant's life is also of no value.
Trigger Warning: This deals with domestic violence, suicide, and violence against women, and may be triggering to survivors.
I am so glad that the esteemed courts are now giving the much-required verdicts regarding certain ideologies that were not at all entertained earlier. I mean we all have studied this much biology at our school level and it is our duty (our generation) to educate our elders about it.
Why someone have to lose a life to bring such awareness to the society. Delhi High Court gave this judgement concerning a case that filed by the deceased daughter’s parents against her in-laws. She committed suicide as she was harassed and tortured for dowry and giving birth to two daughters.
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