By SHRI RAM SHAW
NEW DELHI: Wave One – Sohni Punjaban (Season 2) will be organised at Guru Tegh Bahadur College of Commerce, University of Delhi on 30th April in association with Bebe Nanki Ji, an NGO; Paramjyot Foundation and World Sikh Chamber of Commerce (WSCC). Many dignitaries will be present to witness this graceful pageant show and the Punjabi culture. Eminent woman entrepreneur, social activist and life coach Isha Tripathi Suri will be present as the ‘Guest of Honour’.
Wave One – Sohni Punjaban is a personality pageant for Miss & Mrs, where every woman gets an opportunity to showcase her talent along with showcasing her love for Punjabi culture. The program is being organized by Amrita Kaur.
Jasleen Kaur Chadha, Founder WSCC is part of the jury of the show. She said that such shows must be organised regularly to promote Punjabi culture and heritage.
Isha said, “Punjab has one of the oldest and richest cultures of the world. Its diversity and uniqueness is evident in the Punjabi poetry, philosophy, spirituality, education, artistry, music, cuisine, science, technology, military warfare, architecture, traditions, values and history.”
As her name Lion Isha Tripathi Suri suggests, she is blessed with the courage to swim against the tide and scale dizzy heights against all odds. She dared to storm into male bastion. With only 20 guards and a meager amount, she set up her own company Shakti Security Services in the year 2000. And, today it is a prospering company with offices in several prominent cities across the country because of her perseverance.
It’s not as if it has been a smooth journey for her all these years. She had also her share of ups and downs, but she never gave up. Riding high on never-say-die spirit, she always believed that whatever a person has done, he/she may do. “Events in life fail to impart any great sense to many, but some who chastened by experience learn to live rationally and are rewarded with happiness,” Isha said.
“My father R.K. Tripathi immensely helped me in setting up the company. And, after marriage my in-laws also played a pivotal role, else it would not have been possible to reach thus far. Irony is, there’s still a misconception to underestimate women in our society,” added Isha.
Armed with tremendous nerve, sheer patience, robust optimism and iron determination, she is doing what many of her contemporaries can only think of. After completing her graduation in Commerce from Agra, the ‘Taj City’ of Uttar Pradesh, she could have opted for a lucrative job. But, she didn’t. She had her own ways of thinking to lead life i.e. giving jobs and bringing smile on miserable faces instead of seeking a job for herself.