Jyothi reddy biography of alberta
Born and raised in Calcutta, Chowdhury has lived in Alberta for two decades, where he still lives with his wife, Jyoti, and three boys....
Shelby Deanna Drozdowski, History, Edmonton.
From Farmer to CEO: A Mother's Tale
An agricultural labourer from Warangal is today the CEO of a multi-million dollar software company in the US. Jyothi Reddy recounts her inspiring journey
A painful and short-lived childhood
Jyothi lost her mother at a young age.
Thereafter her father lost his job in the military during the Emergency, and placed her in an orphanage.
Owing to her poor background, her family got her married early. By the tender age of 18, she was a mother to two daughters.
From 1986 – 1989, she worked as a labourer in the fields for 5 Rs. a day.
A young mother’s struggle for her daughters
Incidentally the opening of a night school ended her labourer’s hardship.
Since she was the only educated woman in her village, she was hired as an educational trainer for 150 Rs. a month.
"At that time 150 Rs. meant a lot to me. I could buy milk and fruits for my kids," Reddy says.
Working in the education sector, she reali
