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I am a small-town girl who was born in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. I used to live in a huge joint family. As you can imagine, when 20 people live with each there can never be a dull moment. I still burst out laughing when I recollect how a monkey pull my bhabhi's nose up and down repeatedly.

I was a practically a non-existent member of my family, since I was the youngest one and I was a girl. And, everyone was so confident that I will not be able to do anything in my life. Moreover, it was considered as a waste of money to educate a girl child, after all, she has to just get married, have kids. And like my mom used to say, it's going be really hard to find a husband of an educated girl, so what's the point of studying, sit at home and learn how cook & do household work with me. Inspite of all odds, my father encouraged me to study.

One day, someone came to my father's shop and said that he wanted to buy a gold chain for his girl as she had come second in class 10th board examination. And my father was shocked and said, "Hey!!! My daughter came first!" He did not even realize that until then that it was a big achievement that should be celebrated. And then, the party started!!! My father ordered 10 kg Laddus and offered it to everyone while boasting about my achievement! After all, I had come first in the entire district and I was the first amongst all siblings to have passed class 10th exam!!!

Time quickly flew, and before long I completed my Masters. I came to know about a teaching staff vacancy at my college and for no rhyme or reason, I submitted the application.

When I got an interview call, everyone in my family was furious that I had gone behind their back and taken such a bold decision on my own. All of them strictly opposed this idea. They told that I was hell bent in spoiling family's reputation. Surprisingly, my father handled the situation very calmly and told everyone that her daughter will become a teacher. He declared that I should be allowed to make my own choices in my life. He then blessed me.

I was really surprised when I cleared the interview round and got the job! Within the first year of teaching itself, I realized that I loved cooking different varieties of Chaats. All my family members loved my Tikkis, Samosas, Cutlets and Pakodas. Me, the invisible kid, was finally getting noticed! Very soon, I was serving my dishes to the guests and they kept on asking as to who made them! I loved welcoming guests, extending warmth, making them feel at home and then cooking for them. I loved playing the host!! I wanted to do this for a living and I pitched this idea to my father, he liked it but said that he was short of funds. So, my dream never materialized.

Gradually, time flew, I got married and settled down in Delhi. I was hosting a family get-together at my home, when my father approached me and asked me whether I was still keen on opening a "restaurant". I wasn't interested, I was happy and content with my live but my father again encouraged me. He reminded me how passionately I had talked about it before my marriage but I still wanted an excuse to back out so I told him that I didn't have sufficient funds. 

The very next day, he told me about Prest Loan's website www.prestloans.com and that they quickly process loans within 3 days. He told me that unlike banks, their paper work is far less cumbersome and documentation is almost negligible. He made me pick my mobile and open their website www.prestloans.com on my browser. There! I had applied for a loan in just 2 minutes from a new age NBFC!!

Today, at the age of 30, I am a proud owner of a tiny eating joint near my home in Delhi. Even foreigners love the Delhi Chaat cooked Veena's Style!!! In the peak hours, there are long queues people wanting to just grab a bite of my Tikki! 

All thanks to my father and of course Prest Loans!!

Papa, I really want to thank you for support all my life. Without your blessings and guidance, I would have never ever done anything in my life. I am nothing without you.

And papa, Thank you very much for Veena's Style; my childhood dream, my very own restaurant.

A very happy Father’s Day to you!!

And a huge thank you to you as well Prest Loans – www.prestloans.com, if you had not shown confidence in my idea, my dream would have never materialized.