In a LinkedIn post, Chartered Accountant Amita Prajapati shared an emotional video capturing the happy moment she and her father broke into tears as she finally cleared the CA exam after a decade of perseverance.
Prajapati’s journey was far from easy. In her lengthy post, she described the immense hardships she faced over the ten years it took to achieve her dream. She wrote, “It took 10 years. Every day, with dreams in my eyes, I would ask myself if this was just a dream or if it would ever come true.”
On July 11, 2024, that dream became a reality. “Yes, dreams do come true,” she wrote in the post.
Prajapati recounted the doubts and criticisms she faced from others. Many questioned why her parents would invest in such an ambitious course for a “below-average student”.
Some suggested that her family should focus on saving money and building a house rather than educating her, given their financial constraints. Living in a slum, she was often met with mockery and skepticism.
“People used to say, why are you putting her through such a big course? Your daughter won’t be able to do it,” she shared. Despite these harsh words, Prajapati remained steadfast in her determination.
“They used to say you can’t afford to educate her so much by selling tea, save money and build a house instead. How long will you keep living on the streets with grown-up daughters?” she further wrote in the post.
(The article is published under a mutual content partnership arrangement between The Free Press Journal and Connected to India)
