My Expressions

#BreakTheBias – Mrs. Anuradha Ramesh, Principalof NPS Agara, Bangalore shares her wonderful experiences of breaking the bias and the woman, who inspires her.

Strong women don’t

Play victim, don’t

Make themselves

Look pitiful, and

Don’t point fingers.

They stand and

They deal.

                                                                                                     -Mandy Hale

 I strongly believe that a woman is a born leader who is at once soft-spoken, yet firm and resilient, empathetic, yet one who inspires others around her to experiment- not before trying out things on her own – and most importantly a person who leads from the front.

The strong and passionate woman of modern-day is honest and straightforward in her approach, she does not shy away from her responsibilities.

Culture, Values and ethics that create a positive attitude have indeed helped the strong woman of today to break the shackles of the invisible glass ceiling and emerge as the triumphant winner!!!

My #BreakTheBias Story – Anuradha Ramesh

I fondly reckon the days when I was working as the Regional Head of a corporate company- I was in charge of a school in rural Karnataka where the majority of the staff were male teachers. It was a real challenge for me to groom them and train them. Initially, I faced a lot of resistance but slowly I gained their confidence. I listened to them, empathized with them and took up their concerns with the management. The management was also very supportive and I was able to bring in the desired change.

Another time as well, I was in charge of a residential school in rural Karnataka and it may not be wrong to say that men were preferred because Residential schools come with their own challenges. It is important for us to be on campus throughout the day. My day would begin at 5:30 am in the morning to 10:30 pm in the night. We had children running away from school, scaling the compound wall. It was important for me to ensure their safety first and then to make them attend school. I had to work with the core team in charge of the hostel very closely and make the day interesting for the students to ensure they attended classes. Gradually I gained the student’s confidence and was able to bring in the desired changes.

#BreakTheBias Story of the woman I admire the most

My Grandmother Dr. Sundaramma is my idol and my inspiration. She struggled against all odds to become a Gynecologist- not a cake walk in the 1960s when it was a totally male-dominated society and we had very few women who would choose to tread the challenging path and create a niche for themselves in the field of medicine. She established the renowned Jubilee Nursing Home in Bengaluru which is still a popular hospital to reckon with.

She was an inspiration to the women of those days and continues to inspire many others even today.

It would not be out of context to say that learning to adopt to new technologies quickly has helped the woman of today to brace herself for a cutting edge competition and face all odds with grace. Changes are bound to happen and we should see that as a positive sign.

It may not be an exaggeration to say that a woman as a leader is an

“Empowered Woman” who has realized that every individual is unique and that the strength of any elite institution is its diversity.  

Women Leaders at the helm of affairs of any organization have become the driving force and the pivot around which the entire wheel of the institution revolves.

Anuradha Ramesh

Principal

National Public School Agara

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