Breaking the mould : Empowerment in Embracing yourself | Khushboo Grewal | TEDxYouth@DISRiverside

12 Sep 2024 (2 months ago)

Khushboo Grewal's Early Life and Career Choices

Khushboo Grewal's mother offered to pay her to be quiet when she was younger. (2m47s)
Khushboo Grewal's boyfriend gave her an ultimatum to choose between him or modeling when she was 15 years old. (6m22s)
Khushboo Grewal was asked by a boyfriend at age 15 to give up modeling. She broke up with him, deciding that her autonomy was more important than "blind love". (7m50s)
At age 19 and already working in fashion shows and anchoring, Grewal got engaged. People expressed disappointment, believing she was giving up on her career. (9m0s)
Grewal believes marriage is not the end of a woman's dreams and uses her mother, a successful gynecologist, as an example. (9m43s)

Khushboo Grewal's husband had a business in Delhi for 4 years before she decided to pursue her dreams of singing and dancing in Mumbai. (12m36s)
Grewal's husband supported her decision and they moved to Mumbai together. (12m49s)
In Mumbai, Grewal pursued every opportunity that came her way, including working as a VJ, acting in films, and performing on television. (15m46s)

Khushboo Grewal believes that societal expectations around motherhood should not deter women from pursuing their careers. She shares her experience of returning to work 10 days after giving birth and stopping breastfeeding after 3 months to prioritize her career and well-being. (19m59s)
Grewal emphasizes the importance of a supportive partner in breaking societal norms. She highlights how her husband, defying traditional gender roles, became a stay-at-home dad, managing the household and childcare while she focused on her career. (21m32s)

Grewal encourages individuals to challenge their self-imposed limitations and break free from self-created stereotypes. She uses her own transformation from a night owl to a member of the 5:00 a.m. club and her shift from a non-vegetarian to a vegetarian as examples of personal growth through challenging ingrained beliefs. (23m48s)
Khushboo Grewal became a vegetarian four years prior to the event after never having tried vegetables before. (24m12s)
Grewal took up swimming at age 40 to overcome her fear of water and began playing tennis and skating. (24m25s)
Grewal moved closer to her parents after spending 20 years in Mumbai working in Bollywood. (25m13s)

Khushboo Grewal believes that she manifested speaking at a TED Talk in 2024. (42s)