International Women's Day Interview: Jasleen Kaur, Dietician and Nutritionist, New Delhi, India

International Women’s Day Interview: Jasleen Kaur, Dietician and Nutritionist, New Delhi, India

Name: Jasleen Kaur

Age: 25

City: New Delhi, India

Occupation: Dietician and Nutritionist

ST: Please tell us briefly about you.

Jasleen: I run my own Diet clinic by the name of Just diet
clinic, which was established in 2013. Being an overweight child in my teenage,
while i was studying nutrition and dietetics i took lot of interest that how by
eating healthy one can cure lot of diseases. While experimenting of myself i
started my weight loss journey from 103 kg to 58 kg. I started my clinic from
my store room and worked with vlcc institute. From that store room to a big diet
clinic now, from 20 clients to 1219 now. That builds my confidence in my brand
and me.

ST: Who is a woman that inspires you the most and why?

Jasleen: I will not name many people but just 2. One of
mother, she inspired me to work and overcome all hardships the way she did; She
made me believe that i am not less then a son. And the second is INDRA NOOYI- the CEO of
pepsi co.

ST: How are you celebrating this year’s International Women’s Day?

Jasleen: I like to take seminars on women’s and share my
experiences and encourage women to be healthy. I personally feel if the Women
of the family is healthy the whole family will be healthy.

ST: What is the most important message you want to send out to all the
women around the world on this occasion?

Jasleen: I will tell
every woman that take out time for yourself and be healthy and follow your
dreams. If I can do it anyone can, where one day people discouraged me told me
that i will not be able to do anything in life because i am a women, i made my
path and my dream to become a young entrepreneur.

ST: What according to you is ‘women
empowerment’?

Jasleen: Women empowerment is me is giving a fair chance to
your wife or sister or mother or any women to accomplish their dreams and let
them spread their wings.

ST: What would you say are the main
challenges facing women at present in India?

Jasleen: I think safety, this is one of the main
issue what women face. We must start educating our brothers and son to respect
women. I remember a very important Gurbani line what my grandfather use to
educate my brother that –

“So kyon Manda Aakhiye Jit Jamme Rajan” (On
female gender equality: “why call ‘her’ inferior? From her, the Kings are
born”) ~ Guru Nanak dev

ST: Where do you want to see yourself in next 5
years?

Jasleen: I see myself educating, empowering all women and
children to lead a healthy and positive life. By just making some right food
choices all diseases can be cured.