“They (Parents & Others) said a girl from the slums could never get become an engineer or work for the big technology companies.” –Fatima
Most of the high-paying jobs in India’s IT industry go to the privileged elite. But, with the help of her husband, one woman has managed to earn her university degree as well as a job at on of India’s top IT companies.
Fatima lives with her husband in a slum area in the Indian town of Visakhapatnam. Her husband is illiterate, earning his money as a street food hawker. He makes about two dollars a day.
Six years ago, when Fatima was only 15, her parents took her out of school and arranged her marriage, a story common to many other young girls in her neighborhood.
Fatima said: “When I told him about my dreams, he was very encouraging. He saved money from his meager earnings to help me go to school and then to engineering college.”
They went hungry to pay for her books and university fees and Fatima’s mother was even asked by neighbors to dissuade her from studying.
“I am a poor illiterate man. I did not want her to be like me,” Salary said. “Now that she has worked hard and achieved so much, people will look at us with respect.”
For the time being Fatima helps her husband at his kiosk in the evening, but soon she will begin a job at one of India’s top information technology companies where she will earn $600 a month.
Watch the inspirational video here
Video Source: Nighi Videos, Aljazeera
Congrats to fathima
its very glad to see that a poor girl from slums has graduated in engineering. i think in todays India where education comes with a big price tag ,we can understand how much this family might have toiled to get to where they are today.
Conditions within the families like fatima’s are themselves not conducive for education. and our education system make it sure that people like her dont even dare to think of gaining medicine/ engg degree.
Our nation shud develop in complete sense,
the development in India is endemic -limited to few people and few sectors. we often dont define it growth if our leg or head grows big. we consider a matter of worry.
if the gap between the have and have-nots widens, its no way development.
education needs to be subsidized for poor not on basis of caste/religion
yes a educational performance level shud be marked for
people to claim benefits unlike the current flawed
reservation system-blindly based on caste-wherein SC/ST
have no qualifying marks getting a free ticket wherein other are denied a chance even after investing effort and years of time
neither islam nor any other religion discourages women education
infact
quran says -god loves educated more and those ignorant would never be equal to people with knowledge
islam says-if there in girl under your gaurdianship, give her good manners and education and marry her to a good person - these are the deeds gods loves
congrajulations sister………..all the very best for ur future .Hats off to ur better half……….people shud learn a lot from..u the determination n concentration u have……..good luck n b down to earth all ur life…allah hafis. And i totally agree with the person the one who commented above..
congratulations!!!! ALLAH bless u with higher education and with good knowledge and life. good luck to you fatima and your husband who helped you in gaining studies. good luck!!!!
FATIMA, YOU ARE ONE AMONG THE LUCKIEST GIRLS WHO GOT SUCH AN ENCOURAGING HUSBAND.
HATS OFF TO BOTH OF YOU.
ALL THE BEST FOR YOUR FUTURE.
Congratulations Fathima. Very INspirational story.
Congratulations Fathima !!!! May God bless you always. You have been so brave; hats off to your determination. Your husband is really supportive… May you both be happy always and all the best for your future.
Congratulation Fathima.Great mr.Salary.God bless you.I am also from slum but now I’m in Europe with my family. Education is the only way to improve the life.
congratulation fathima, and you are the most lucky becoz youer husband realy great person.
GOD BLESS YOU.
Hey Fatima,
Congratulations for your achievement.You are very lucky to have such a supportive and loving husband.Your hardwork and sacrifice has payed it to you all.
All the best for your future ventures.
Hats off FAtime for u and ur supportive hubby.Very rarely u get understanding companions,and that to helping out beyond limits,ur dream came true firstly not bcoz of ur hard work but bcoz of ur hubby,truely he is more kinda inspiration compared to U.Salari dora keep it up bro,u r the best humanbeing in the whole universe i have ever heard……………………..
Hello Mr. Mentor. U better watch what u are commenting about. This bloody caste system has been prevalent since when aryans and dravians have come into existence. Dont u think that SC/ST dont get good marks??. If SC/ST has never got the reservations people from high caste has… will… and will always deprive SC/ST ’s from getting into universities and jobs. If the high caste people are getting good marks it is all bcoz of the reservations to overtake SC/ST and most of all to deprive SC/ST.
SC/ST were and are still deprived bcoz of the consequences of these bloody caste system, so what are you talking about??. The most important matter here is that Fatima worked hard despite of her situation… its not the issue of caste. What if you come to know that Fatima is an SC/ST???
Mentor is suppose to give a better advice and not comment on the sensitive issues where you dont have any experience.
Hello Fatima Congratulations on your achievement. I wish you keep going like that and you are the great example for those who makes excuses of their failiers but above all it proves that there is a will there is a way. I must say that you are really fortunate to have a wonderful supporting huby. Keep going.
This is really a good story. It made my day
What a wonderful story. Hats off to fatima for not loosing her will power and determination.Salute to her husband for encouraging her because of his support she was able to do this.
I hope many men learn from salary and encourge their wifes to work and persue their dreams. So that, india can prosper more and more.
God bless you both wish we all can learn from this.
good luck fatima!!!
u made a history anyway!!You wud be role model for many poor gals!!!
HARD WORK NEVER FAILS….Fathima is the best example for this.Her determination and her husbands encouragement made her fulfill her dream..She and her husband should be a role models for many people.Good Luck..
Congrates fatima,great job,u r really lucky to get a husband so supportive and kind
Congratulations fathima for your achievement.Your hard work paid you and encouragement of your husband.Good that you got such an understanding husband.Maintain the same the whole life and be happy.Keep going….
Hi,congrads to Fathima and your hubby.Dont let your zealous nature,keep going.May God bless you.Best of luck for future endeavor.
Congratulations!!!Its a big and great news and hope it will encourage more poor people to study and make something out of this life….This is a big achievement. May Allah bless her and her family and all the people who are struggling in life.
Congratualtions Fatima!!!Great Job.Your very lucky that u got such an encouraging husband.Your story is very inspiring.
Your hardwork and sacrifice has payed it to you all.
May you both be happy always and all the best for your future.Good luck
hi
salary n fatima u hav become inspiration for many underprevilaged people.hopes the government and social bodies will bring changes to all pooor familes in terms of education.
once again best wishes to all the people who made it possible.
jaihind
satigaduu
hi guys,
u did it again. fantastic. a small change should bring changes in the thinking of the society. everyone is equally resposible for individual growth and countrys growth. bloody private education its like unreachable to a middleclass family so haow a poor man will afford it. why cant the govenment education be like a private institutions without burden on parents for fees? for kindergarden children now a days we pay hefty fees . so imagine how much it will cost for a poor people who cant even earn 1 dollar per day.
changes has to be brought in the education style.
congrats Fathima.U r very lucky to get such an encouraging husband .All the very best for u r future.From this every one should learn that hard works is the only way to success.
Hi,This is really very inspirational story,and all of us must proud of her’s success and her husbands co-operation is vital.Fatima should be thankful to her husband.Her Story must b inspiration to all who want to become successfull in their lifes.
Hats of to both of them.
hi fathima,
you have done a great job. my hearty congrats to you and to your husband. just spread your story to inspire others like you.
with best wishes for the future
dr.aravind
very inspiring…
CONGRATS!!!
GOD BLESSED BOTH OF YOU ,FOR YOUR SINCERE EFFORTS AND HIS BLESSINGS WILL BE WITH U GUYS FOREVER!!!
GOOD LUCK!!!
fatima fatima fatima,
grt grt grt keep it up,let ur story be told as a legendary tale to make other people enlightened,let ur story be an inspiration to all those who are morally and economically deficit.I was very happy to see such a girl coming up from dead obstacles and finally reaching a peak.Now its ur turn to help ur husband and keep him happy come what may,hope u will lead this.
allahafeez
Very inspiring story
This shows hard work with full determination and also co-operation from spouse onw can acheive success
Congrats to fatima and her dearest husband.Its very inspiring story…my hatsoff to u guys.All the best for your future life.
We always believed it’s not where and how we are born, human spirit has complete ability to out perform things which seem not possible for a common person. Your life with full of examples (from both of you) is another strong reason why we believe in it. Our sincere bow to both of you.
Fatima…Congratulation! I Thank your Husband for recognizing ur ebility and encouraging you.
I wish all men should learn this from him.
All the best for your future life. God Bless you both .
congrats fatima.very inspiring story.All the best in life
congrats fatima. You and your husband are an inspiration. Best of luck. You will do very well in life.
Divya
Congrats fatima, hats of to your husband.
Congrats to Fatima nd lots of respect for her husband..Sister i pray for u..
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/06_2007/muslim-girls-attend-college-attacked-42762.html
the above link is only for opening the eyes of hypocrites like Mentor who has no sense bout the complicated issues of a country like India.we want all our brothers and sisters to get educated, we realize the diversities nd pblms in our society .we will continue to provide reservations/whatever necessary to ppl in need. Ppl like u who r a pakisthani shamelessly posing as an Indian will never have the sensibility to understand such true values of live..u get a life instead of spreading ur religious venom every wr possible..
Let indians live in harmony unlike in any of ur so called muslim countries…
congratulations…
Hard work always pays off….Just need to have faith ..like fatima in her studies and her hubby towards fatima….
This is a very good example for every poor people to have faith and a good example for rich (offordable once) to give a helping had to the less blessed ones…
Hope from now on…we indians …encourage everyone to study make child labour a history..
Inspiring…
Excellent article and an amazing couple.
Fatima and Salary are an inspiration to millions of less fortunate individuals all around the world. May you see more success and prosperity in all walks of life.
Congratulations and All the best.
Here we go again. The devil is at its works. Mentor could not stick to the point and a bunch of others could not have patience and understanding. Shame on those who constantly bring religion, nationality and politics into inspirational articles.
Congrats Fatima for hard work… and the great support given by your husband and parents.
I think you are one of the most luckiest person in world who got such a wonderful husband.You are an inspiration to all of us.
May god bless both of you.
Congrats, for your hard work and achievement and also to your better half for his support. Its an real inspiring story to every one.
Congratulations Fatima….I Wish You All The Best For Your Future Life..and you very lucky to have such a caring nd understanding husband.
Fatima, hats off to your husband. Very few can be as understanding and supportive as your husband. Your husband’s support not only conveys his respect for education but also towards women which is commendable. Congratulations to you. Stories like yours inspire many. I wish you both a successful life ahead.
HI
some people alway try to find fault with other.
in the First comment i praised Fathima
is it anyway wrong
some one say iam a hypocrite
sorry sir iam not
some people due to there ignorance both muslim and hindu dont encourage women education.
it not their religion which advocates this but what does support their thinking is myth and their baseless assumption abt religion and old practices.
Unfortunate a majority of muslim dont read quran nor understand nor follow it , so is the case with hindus they dont read or follow vedas .
most of them donot even have clue abt whats in them
then what they follow is their own assumptions abt religion some stupid age old baseless tradition or fake baba who himself has no idea of what he advocates.
i believe in islam which refer women as equal half humanity.
if half of a community is sitting back home ignorant, then it cannot fully prosper.
so i am a strong supporter of women working in all major field except in fields where they are exploited like cinema or indecent advertising wherein they are just present as show pieces and i dont want girls to be paraded semi nude or scantily dress for selling shaving cream to car battery to underwear where they are not at all needed or a remixed song for that matter .
congrats fatima.very inspiring story.All the best in life.& hats of to your husband. HARD WORK NEVER FAILS
Hey,
I inspired a lot…heartful thank to who provide this episode
hey fathima ,,congratulations dear ,its really good and great to hear from u ,,all the best for ur future ,,i am really happy for u and ur encouraging husband ..really ur a great couple ,God bless u ..once again heartful congrats..take care.
dear fatima
congratulation to your success and bright future of yours family, despite so much of difficulties you proved that you are the twinkling star, hats off to you and yours encouraging husband.
Glad too see u Fathima….you are the inspiration of acheivement….hates off….
Congrats Fatima,you know your story made me do some social work, to fund for a cause.I think we all should come up and try to help talent come up, as very few people are like fatima’s Husband.
Congrats both of you and have a nice journey.
Congrats Fatima. Wish you all the best.
Congrats Fatima. Kudos to your husband.
You have set a model to all the couples and those who have a dream to pursue.
Well done.
Time will fetch you more fortunes and fame.
Be always a part and paRCEL OF EACH OTHERS LIFE IN A MUTUALLY COMPLEMENTING WAS.
gOD BLESS YOU.
congrulations fathima and your husband to got the job with your talent and worth full work i appreicaite both of you which is you acheive such a big target hope you due fullfill your dreams in near future
with best regards
sajid