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MAGICAL
INSPIRATIONS... STORY OF A

On May 4, 1979 Margaret Thatcher became the MAGICAL PERSON
first female British Prime Minister, serving in How many times do we wish that we could cast
that role for over a decade. It took 26 years for a spell on people or things to get our way?
Britain after that to get it’s second female Prime Unfortunately, that is not possible. But J.K.Rowling
Minister, Therasa May. Both the women were gave us the next best thing by introducing us to
extraordinarily intelligent and experienced. In the magical world of Harry Potter.
India, Mahavir Phogat took the decision to train
his daughters in a male dominated contact For today's generation, Harry Potter is a
sport like wrestling in a state where women were household name, such has been the impact of the
expected to keep their heads covered at all times. fantasy series written by J.K.Rowling. But this was
not an overnight success. What most of us don't
It is enormously important to publicize and know about is the tremendous struggle Rowling
celebrate women “breaking the glass ceiling”, had to overcome to become the first billion dollar
especially on the global stage, because it affects author. She was rejected from college when she
and inspires so many lives. For example- Priyanka was seventeen, her mother died when she was
Chopra- the first Indian actor to be recognized 25. Her marriage was strained and she was a
globally. single mother living on welfare. Despite all these
The glass ceiling, a phrase first introduced in the problems, she refused to give up. She directed
1980s, is a metaphor for the invisible and artificial all her passion into doing something that no one
barriers that block women and minorities could take from her, and that was writing. Her first
from advancing up the corporate ladder to book was rejected by 12 publishers. But she kept
management and executive positions. going, and never lost sight of her goals. Since,
Harry Potter has been translated to 55 languages,
Several Indian women made their way into the today, Harry Potter, her creation, is worth $15
record books in 2016 with inspiring feats. Indian Air billion.
Force welcomed to its fold its first batch of women
fighter pilots when Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawna For many of us, Harry Potter is not just a character
Kanth and Mohana Singh were commissioned. or series. It is the second world we live in. From
There are several other women who have broken pretending to play quidditch, to speaking through
the glass ceilings. Shuttle PV Sindhu became the spells, Harry Potter is like food and water to us.
country’s first ever woman silver medal winner at But this wouldn't have been possible without
the Olympiad. J.K.Rowling, who showed us that we don't need
to be a man to achieve greatness in life, that no
Let the women step out in the outer world and matter how bad our situation is, we can rise up
see the world around them. Let them take the and be happy. I think it is safe to say that J.K.
initiative in developing their countries. Women Rowling successfully broke the glass ceiling about
are the best in all the fields, it is just that they the misconceptions that the society holds about
want a chance to show their talent. women and their abilities.

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