Talk about Women empowerment

We often talk about women empowerment and the types of inequality that prevail in our society and how women have to go through so much each day, and that is on any given day. Year after year the gap and the change in mentality has only turned to a positive side. Anyhow, while many still struggle in their respective fields to flourish and explore higher skies, there was one who defeated all the stereotypes and boarded the plane of success and changed the dimensions of the society’s think tank. The one, who started off as a successful actress with a portfolio of more than 140 multi-lingual films, then stepped up to be a politician, swearing to serve the state of Tamil Nadu. For more than 14 years, honorable late Jayalalithaa Jayaram was the one who only aimed to help and become the voice of those who never were heard; and stood in support of her people and help them as much as possible and in as many sectors as possible.

Labeling such a great soul as an actress turned politician would be demeaning, as she was much more than that, she was the symbol of women empowerment.

She was merely two years old when her father passed away and left them alone, as she saw the hardest days of her life, her mother took up a clerical position to support her family. As Jayalalithaa spent the days fighting financial constraints, she promised herself that she would change these days. She took up acting at an early age and went on exploring the world of Indian cinema until in 1982 when she joined AIAMDK political party, in Tamil Nadu state of India.

Her political career went through mountains and valleys but her aim of helping the state and the citizens stood firm on the grounds of her belief and hard work. Her dedication to any given job and her ever serving nature gained her love and respect in all over India. Her work and her beliefs will always be remembered for good and her dedication towards the servitude to the nation was such that even on her last day in the hospital, she gifted the citizens of Tamil Nadu yet another present by allowing paid maternity leaves to exceed from 6 months to 9 months. Such a great soul and a noble human must not be forgotten. She was from one of those who did not require an introduction, for their work spoke louder than words. I pay my homage to such an entity and share my deepest regard and strength; may her soul rest in peace.