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PhDs yet there are hardly any countable patents we have created that can
be used in real industries. The answer lies in connecting the dots correctly.

I got into ISRO after my graduation to find myself after few years in ISRO to

be working with hospitals like Apollo and Narayana Hrudalaya to connect re-
mote villages via Telemedicine through VSAT networks. See, what I couldn’t

do as Doctor turned out as an opportunity to do as a Engineer and I think
this was all about finding your path back to the main track even if you drift

off. This is where I would like to highlight how the dreams turn to reality. My
dream to help mankind became possible when I saw the possibility of using

technology to help remote villages with least medical facilities to connect
with best doctors and hospitals for saving lives. I was enabling hospitals to

connect with remote villages – helping mankind. It was clear that becoming
a Doctor was not the end goal but to help mankind was. I was here in a tech-

nology field and helping Doctors diagnose patients. Dreams do come true!

My second dream “bringing glory to country” got fulfilled by getting associ-
ated with Mars Orbiter Mission “MOM”.

I have always desired to reach to the highest position in my work field by going
into technical depth of the work I do without losing passion and patience. As

a woman, you play several roles where the going gets tougher than the male
counterparts. You are not just battling with competitiveness, your dreams, your

time at work but you also have to manage the home front, the kids, and your own

support-system–your family. This is where priorities, multi-tasking, working as
a team, time-management and patience & perseverance pays off. Your true mo-
tivation lies in how well you balance these parameters to maintain your focus.

I come from a Gujarati Family where my father wasn’t a Doctor or from Engi-

neering background; I studied in English medium, state board schools and in
some cases schools that were in small town sectors. This is where it became

firm that it doesn’t matter what background you come from if you know your
WHAT-WHY-HOW clearly.

Golden rules:
• Set short term Goals as you move on in life to reach that long

term vision which defines we HUMANS live; don’t exist!

• Set your Priorities in life. You always have to multi-task based on
priorities, situational circumstances and our backgrounds.

• Being creative and innovative is genderless. Anyone born as HU-
MAN can do it. All you need is a dream and desire.

Hope this long article helps discover what is takes to connecting dots be-
tween dream – desire – goals.

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