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Ms. Purvi Shah; A fighter and a sustainability benchmark

It is a story of a Lady who hails from a land, where, The Father of the nation and The Iron man of India preached Unity, where the history of struggle and hard work is not new, where everyone moves wearing a smile and there is happiness in every voice. You guessed it right!! This is the land of Garba. This is where mornings are incomplete without Thepla, Dhokla, khakhra, and Khandvi, The land of Gujarat! No! She isn’t a multi-billionaire. But she is a popular face. No, she isn’t a model, yet, she is a role model for many.  Her life sounds exciting, doesn't it? She was born in Ahmedabad  (Gujarat), with a missing cleft palette, yet her parents did not abandon her, rather supported her at every tiny step she took. She had a painful childhood. For them, it was not about being a girl child, but about being their own flesh and blood. She underwent a plastic surgery when she was 18months old and required 75 stitches in her mouth. Since then, she faced unending challenges of life, but, fa