Sarita Mali's inspiring journey from selling flowers on roads to PhD in US
Sarita Mali grew up in a slum in Mumbai's Ghatkopar. She is presently preparing to begin a PhD program at the University of California. As a Class VI student, Sarita Mali used to accompany her father to sell flowers on Mumbai's streets and even sprint after vehicles at traffic lights with bouquets in her hand to supplement the family's meager daily revenue of roughly Rs 300 on a good day. Mali is now a 28-year-old research fellow at Jawaharlal Nehru University, with plans to earn a PhD at the University of California. Mali, who was born and raised in a slum in Mumbai's Ghatkopar, has broken down societal boundaries on several levels, and the native of Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur area has a terrible narrative to tell. Mali says, "My upbringing was riddled with hardships, whether economic, psychological, or due to my gender. Even after overcoming obstacles, there were other ones, such as when I stated my desire to study Hindi literature and was ask...