Happy Mother’s Day from Hello Womeniya
Mother’s Day is a holiday honoring motherhood that is observed in different forms throughout the world. In the United States, Mother’s Day 2023 falls on Sunday, May 14. The American incarnation of Mother’s Day was created by Anna Jarvis in 1908 and became an official U.S. holiday in 1914. Jarvis would later denounce the holiday’s commercialization and spent the latter part of her life trying to remove it from the calendar. While dates and celebrations vary, Mother’s Day traditionally involves presenting moms with flowers, cards and other gifts.
In Honour of Mother’s Day We, Hello Womeniya News Team took an Opportunity and talked to Dr Astha Sharma she shared her Entrepreneurial journey and message on Mother’s Day with us.We hope her story’ will inspire one and all.
An Academician from Bhilai, whose success mantra is
“There is no substitute for hard work and perseverance.”
Dr. Astha D. Sharma,
Professor, SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Dhule
Qualification: – Ph.D., MBA (Marketing & Finance), B.A., Diploma (Electrical Engineering)
Achievements:
Recognized from Pearson Publications as Strong Woman Academician across India on 8th March
Honoured by the Governor of Puducherry and Telangana and NMDC Chairman in the Hyderabad Management Association award Ceremony.
Awarded as Best Personality and Team Leader from Raipur Capital Jaycees
Recognized for her tremendous contribution during COVID-19 and Beat Covid Campaign from Ministry of Human Resource Development, Mahatma Gandhi National Council for Rural Education in the year 2021
Awarded for Excellence from International journals twice as a reviewer
Recognized from Aditya Global Business School, Andhra Pradesh as an excellent Team leader and Administrator
Secretary Rotary Club International, Treasurer AIMS, Member Board of Studies of various institutions and universities, Editor and reviewer of various international journals
She is a woman who dreamt of being empowered and competent since childhood and contributing to society. She was born in Raipur as an elder daughter in a well-knit family. Her mother taught her to be self-dependent, and her father taught her to learn, become educated, and acquire skills. In her journey toward success, her daughter and husband are equally supportive. Her In-laws adore her for her efforts and determination.
Her journey
“Dr. Astha Sharma is working as a Professor at Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies Dhule. Before this, she was a Principal and Dean of a Business School in Andhra Pradesh. Authored more than seven books in management; been an educator, counsellor, invited speaker, judge, trainer, and consultant in the management field for almost 20 years. She is also a Reviewer and Editor for many National and International Journals. Her research papers are published in journals of international repute, including ABDC, SCOPUS, EBSCO & PROQUEST, SSRN, and UGC Care, with high impact factors.
Her passion towards teaching started in her school days. It has begun with children’s tuition while managing self-study for higher courses. Teaching gave her immense joy; however, she learned various skills during her youth. After doing her MBA, she took teaching as a career. Many challenges came her way while balancing her personal and professional life, but her determination helped her to grow further. When many people were scared of coming out from their native place and taking responsibility, she took the challenge. She moved to Andhra Pradesh as Head of the Department in a management institution. There was no problem talking to students/faculties, but it was difficult as she needed to talk to other staff and local people in Telugu. She learned the language and culture. Her enthusiasm helped her grow further, and in two years, she became Principal. Apart from her regular MBA teaching assignments, she has groomed Air Hostesses through her personality development sessions. In her career, she has expertise in teaching and administration in different places in India, including Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Chhattisgarh.
Professional Contributions and learnings
She has guided more than 200 management graduates in their research and internships. A few are from Symbiosis, Pune, IGNOU, and NIFD Gandhinagar. She has taken up various consultancy assignments, marketing innovations, and brand repositioning for corporates like Haribhoomi, Projects of the State Government of C.G., Branded Retail, etc. She is one of the eminent and regular speakers on Employability skills, Resume writing, Research Methodology, Entrepreneurship, and, Emotional Intelligence. She has also delivered lectures at various Engineering and Management institutes, Government programs, and NGO events and regularly conducted various events for students and faculties, like; Management quizzes, Games, panel discussions, functional clubs, faculty development programs, Entrepreneurship awareness camps, and other activities to enrich management students and nourish their acumen. She is a persistent learner and puts much effort into learning new teaching and training techniques; in such an endeavour to hone her skills, she has attended Faculty development programs organized by EDII-Ahmadabad, CITCON, and CII. Her research work has been appreciated at national and international conferences of NIRMA Ahmadabad, NITTTR- Chandigarh, SKPIM, Gandhinagar Gujarat, and Raicon-New Delhi. She has attended a workshop on: Case Writing and Teaching in the Quality Improvement and Capacity Building Programme for Members of the Association of Indian Management Schools at IIM Bangalore. She has presented her research papers at IIM Kozhikode, IIM Sambalpur, IIM Trichy, and ICSSR, New Delhi. She is also an -Office Bearer at AIMS, Andhra Pradesh chapter, and a Member of AIMA and Hyderabad Management Association, NHRD, and a life time member of Indian Society for Training & Development. She has written various articles in Newspapers and Newsletters of repute.
Social Contributions:
She believes in contributing continuously. In her efforts towards this she made sure that her students support other children. Various campaigns for children and old age people were organized by her. Various small steps were taken as initiative for village children, including awareness for importance of education, maintaining hygiene, awareness regarding mosquito borne diseases.
Best memories with mother:-
There are many beautiful moments in my life with my mother. There were times when I got upset and lost hope. My mother has always encouraged me to remain optimistic and strong during those times. Whatever I am today is because of my parents. They trusted me and transformed me into a confident personality. She taught me the importance of financial independence and balancing my career with my family.
Best memories with my child:- My daughter has always been quiet; I used to get angry at her for being outspoken. When she was a 4-year-old kid, we had some games for children during a family function. There were kids of different age groups, and the organizers asked all children to say five lines about their mothers. All children participated; some fumbled, some said few words, some few lines. My daughter, who used to be very shy, came forward and spoke five lines about me in her lovely innocent voice without fumbling. Tears started rolling out from my eyes; I felt she understood me and my efforts, which made me more confident. I also learnt to be more patient and not rush to teach her things, as I found she is learning quietly.
There are many beautiful moments in my life with my mother. There were times when I got upset and lost hope. My mother has always encouraged me to remain optimistic and strong during those times. Whatever I am today is because of my parents. They trusted me and transformed me into a confident personality. She taught me the importance of financial independence and balancing my career with my family.
Best memories with my child:- My daughter has always been quiet; I used to get angry at her for being outspoken. When she was a 4-year-old kid, we had some games for children during a family function. There were kids of different age groups, and the organizers asked all children to say five lines about their mothers. All children participated; some fumbled, some said few words, some few lines. My daughter, who used to be very shy, came forward and spoke five lines about me in her lovely innocent voice without fumbling. Tears started rolling out from my eyes; I felt she understood me and my efforts, which made me more confident. I also learnt to be more patient and not rush to teach her things, as I found she is learning quietly.
Mothers Day Message to all:
Salute to all mothers !!
