Mamta Joshi – A Representative of Resilience
Resilience. The ability to stand up quickly after a fall. Armchair experts will have many theories and offer many perspectives about how to be resilient in stressful situations, but how many of them could do what Mamta has actually done in real life. When Mamta could not attend a pre-scheduled B2R interview due to the sudden death of her father, the very next day after his cremation, she turned up at the centre and requested for an interview to be conducted for her. Needless to say, she cleared interview with flying colours and got inducted into B2R. Her response to what she did comes from her realization of the basic realities of life. ”My father was the only earning member in our family. After he was no more, I had to fill in his place. And for that I needed a job.” For Mamta there was no choice except for moving on with life after losing one of the most crucial persons in her life. “No matter how much I cry or weep, father will not return. But my mother is there. I