{"id":4742,"date":"2022-10-26T13:56:53","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T13:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citywoofer.com\/blog\/?p=4742"},"modified":"2022-10-27T06:37:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T06:37:13","slug":"nehal-sharma-the-girl-with-fire-in-the-belly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citywoofer.com\/blog\/nehal-sharma-the-girl-with-fire-in-the-belly\/","title":{"rendered":"Chandigarh\u2019s Nehal becomes \u2018British Deputy High Commissioner for a day\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From a college regular to being a \u2018British Deputy High Commissioner for a day.\u2019 And city girl Nehal Sharma loved the experience of becoming a diplomat even it was for a few hours. While for teenagers, college is sheer fun, some of them are always sniffing around for opportunities to discover themselves and to learn more. Nehal seems to have started in earnest to make herself useful and more meaningful to society.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mt-4 d-inline-block\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\">\n<div class=\"image-outer-right mb-3 twitter-link\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I would like to thank the British Government \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 for choosing me as the winner of the \u201cBritish Deputy High Commissioner (Chandigarh) for a day\u201d contest! It was such a great honor for me to meet the UK&#39;s top diplomat Caroline Rowett ma\u2019am and her team. I am extremely grateful! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ls6NPRj9A0\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ls6NPRj9A0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nehal Sharma (@Nehal_Sharma29) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nehal_Sharma29\/status\/1579485915504050178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>Pursuing her Bachelor\u2019s in Business Administration from SD College, Sector 32, Chandigarh, and a product of Vivek High School, Chandigarh, Nehal was selected for \u2018British Deputy High Commissioner for a day\u2019 contest from North India . Lucknow-based Jagriti Yadav won the \u2018High Commissioner for a day\u2019 contest.<\/p>\n<p>To apply for the contest which was open to young girls aged 18-23, participants were asked to record and upload a one-minute video answering \u2018which woman in public life inspires you the most and why?\u2019 The video was to be shared on either Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram by tagging \u2018@UKinIndia\u2019 and using the hashtag \u2018#DayoftheGirl\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>While any other girl her age would have chosen Mother Teresa, Indira Gandhi, Kalpana Chawla, Kiran Bedi, Saina Nehwal, Nehal chose Jaswantiben Jamnadas Popat as her inspiration. Listen in to her award\u2013winning entry:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>92-yr-old Jaswantiben is one of the founders of <em>Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad<\/em>, later renamed <em>Lijjat Papad<\/em>\u00a0a household name in the 90s&#8217;, a women\u2019s worker cooperative involved in the manufacturing of various fast-moving consumer goods.<\/p>\n<div class=\"full-width-img py-3\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4744\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citywoofer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/jaswanitben-770x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citywoofer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/jaswanitben-770x400.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.citywoofer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/jaswanitben-768x399.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.citywoofer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/jaswanitben-341x177.jpg 341w, https:\/\/www.citywoofer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/jaswanitben-400x208.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.citywoofer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/jaswanitben.jpg 1205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>Making and selling <em>papads<\/em> was just a desperate step by her to contribute to the family income. She and her Gujarati neighbours used to make <em>papads<\/em> on their terraces.<\/p>\n<p>Jaswantiben was conferred the Padma Shri award in 2021. She began her journey with an investment of Rs 80 along with six of her friends. Initially, they could sell only four packets of <em>papad<\/em> to a businessman .<\/p>\n<div class=\"mt-5 d-inline-block\" style=\"vertical-align: top;\">\n<div class=\"image-outer-right mb-3 twitter-link\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Would you like to be the British High Commissioner to India for a day?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UKinIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UKinIndia<\/a> offering women from across India a unique opportunity to experience a day in the life of the UK\u2019s top diplomat <br \/>\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LMOIJS8fE2\">https:\/\/t.co\/LMOIJS8fE2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Caroline Rowett \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@UKinChandigarh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UKinChandigarh\/status\/1563071066221969410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>\u201cI want to be a business entrepreneur like her who not only carved a niche for herself in that era when women were not empowered enough, but also lead other women into sustaining their own household,\u201d says Nehal Sharma, who herself belongs to a business family.<\/p>\n<p>How did she come across this contest? A keen Twitter watcher, she would generally follow \u2018UK in India\u2019, &#8216;UK in Chandigarh&#8217; and this is how she came across this information on Twitter:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIts important to be active on Twitter these days to be updated with what&#8217;s happening around us,\u201d she says, a message to others of her age as well who are gullible and tend to go the wrong way on social media.<\/p>\n<p>How has this experience as the British Deputy High Commissioner for a day enriched her knowledge?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Here\u2019s a tete-a-tete she had with the Deputy British High commissioner Caroline Rowett.<\/p>\n<div class=\"d-inline-block\" style=\"vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"image-outer-left twitter-link\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are glad to announce that 20-year-old Nehal Sharma <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nehal_Sharma29?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Nehal_Sharma29<\/a>, a student of SD College, Sector 32, Chandigarh, has been selected as the winner of Deputy High Commissioner for a day contest from the Chandigarh region.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DayOfTheGirl?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DayOfTheGirl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SheLeads?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SheLeads<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UKinIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UKinIndia<\/a> (1\/5) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kucWNnkuUV\">pic.twitter.com\/kucWNnkuUV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Caroline Rowett \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@UKinChandigarh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UKinChandigarh\/status\/1579833833725517824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>Every day is a new day and it was a great path of learning, says Nehal. \u201cI got to learn how an embassy and the British High Commission work, what is the role of different officials, how they operate,\u201d she adds with a zing in her voice while talking to <em>citywoofer.com<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From a college regular to being a \u2018British Deputy High Commissioner for a day.\u2019 And city girl Nehal Sharma loved the experience of becoming a diplomat even it was for a few hours. 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