{"id":7464,"date":"2020-06-04T17:15:19","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T17:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterindia.com\/career-advice\/5-lessons-young-women-can-learn-from-amitabh-bachchans-letter-to-his-grand-daughters-7464\/"},"modified":"2023-04-18T17:04:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T11:34:22","slug":"5-lessons-young-women-can-learn-from-amitabh-bachchans-letter-to-his-grand-daughters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/5-lessons-young-women-can-learn-from-amitabh-bachchans-letter-to-his-grand-daughters\/","title":{"rendered":"5 lessons young women can learn from Amitabh Bachchan&#8217;s letter to his grand daughters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.monsterindia.com\/cmsimages\/1591271054.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Thespian Amitabh Bachchan\u2019s letter to his granddaughters Navya Naveli Nanda, and Aaradhya Bachchan went viral. The letter, a guru mantra of sorts, has made a connection with girls, and women, as well as the men, for the simple yet crucial message it carries.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>These are the top 5 life lessons:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1: Don\u2019t worry about what people \u2018may say\u2019:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">\u201cYou may be a Nanda or a Bachchan, but never ever worry about log kya kahenge,\u201d he writes, reminding his granddaughters of the legacy they carry and how they need to keep an eye out for naysayers, and opinionated folk. \u201cYou both carry a very valuable legacy on your tender shoulders &#8211; Aaradhya, the legacy of your pardadaji , Dr Harivansh Rai Bachchan&#8230;and Navya, the legacy of your pardadaji , Shri H P Nanda\u2026 Both your pardadaji &#8216; s gave your present surnames celebrated fame, dignity and recognition!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2: Girls, do not let anyone tell you what to think, or do:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">\u201cBoth of you may be a Nanda or a Bachchan, but you are also girls&#8230;women ! And because you are women people will force their thinking, their boundaries on you. They will tell you how to dress, how to behave, who you can meet and where you can go. Don&#8217;t live in the shadows of people&#8217;s judgment.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3: You choose what you want to wear, and do, and be friends with:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">\u201cMake your own choices in the light of your own wisdom. Don&#8217;t let anyone make you believe that the length of your skirt is a measure of your character. Don&#8217;t let anyone&#8217;s opinion of who you should be friends with, dictate who you will be friends with.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4: Marry only when you want to, your life, your call:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Don&#8217;t get married for any other reason other than you want to get married. People will talk. They shall say some terrible things. But that doesn&#8217;t mean you have to listen to everyone. Never ever worry about &#8211; log kya kahenge. At the end of the day, you are the only one who will face the consequences of your actions, so don&#8217;t let other people make your decisions for you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5: You can set an example for women everywhere:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">\u201cNavya &#8211; the privilege your name, your surname offers you, will not protect you from the difficulties you will face because you &#8216;re a woman. Aaradhya &#8211; by the time you see and understand this, I may well not be around. But I think what I am saying today shall still be relevant. This may be a difficult, difficult world to be a woman. But I believe that it is women like you that will change that. It may not be easy, setting your own boundaries, making your own choices, rising above people &#8216;s judgement. But YOU !&#8230;you can set an example for women everywhere.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">He concludes in the warmest way, special to grandparents all over the world, telling his granddaughters: \u201cDo this and you would have done more than I have ever done, and it will be my honor to be known not as Amitabh Bachchan, but as your grandfather!!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">This article was first published on <a href=\"https:\/\/sheroes.in\/articles\/5-life-lessons-for-young-women-from-amitabh-bachchan\/MjE4OQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sheroes.in.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thespian Amitabh Bachchan\u2019s letter to his granddaughters Navya Naveli Nanda, and Aaradhya Bachchan went viral. The letter, a guru mantra of sorts, has made a connection with girls, and women, as well as the men, for the simple yet crucial message it carries. 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