Lots of stories..the rebel!

This is not my story but my mum’s.

It was early 1980’s and I was a new born. Both my parents are career govt. servants and it so happened that just after my birth my father got promoted and transferred to a new location and office.

Unable to cope up with the added pressure of managing a newborn and manage her job as well, all alone, my mother wrote to her superiors for a transfer to my dad’s location, but the request fell flat.

She went up the hierarchy to no avail. After months of frustration, she typed a letter to then prime minister of India, Smt. Indira Gandhi herself, narrating her plight and seeking recourse. After a fortnight, she got a response, from the Iron Lady herself, assuring that this will be looked after.

Within a month mum got transferred to where dad was deputed. The rebel in her did not give in!

To this day Ms. Gandhi letter is one of mum’s prized possessions.

This may not be a typical rebel story but she had the guts to fight against the system and win. It doesn’t matter whether you win or lose but what’s you “rebel” story?