Selvi is a ninth standard student.
Poor family.
It has been two years since his alcoholic father fell ill and died.
illiterate mother
Selvi's mother used to survive by working as a laborer in the neighborhood.
Despite the poverty at home, Selvi studied well.
Once, a piece of notice about a free training course for destitute women was left at the door of Selvi's house.
Similar notice was placed in front of all houses in the area.
The notice stated that they would provide free candle making training.
It was also promised that they would buy the prepared candles themselves.
Selvi's mother and some women present there decided to go for this one-day training.
The training took place in a local hall.
Coffee, tea and lunch were provided to all who attended the training.
Candle making training was also provided.
The training company said that they provide their own candle making equipment, raw material for production and take the manufactured candle at a good price.
Each person has to pay Rs 25,000 for the candle making equipment and raw material.
Many people have said there, that they don't have that much money.
After that, the official of the company started making wishful words.
"If you start this business with an investment of 25,000 rupees, you can get back the investment in one month".
Next you will earn at least ₹ 25,000 every month.
The people there started to think.
Selvi's mother also started thinking.
There was a man who was doing private finance business in that area.
Many received money from him.
Selvi's mother also signed in many bond papers and received 25,000 rupees.
The business has begun.
Selvi and her mother were fully engaged in the business of making candles.
During the first week Selvi's candles were rejected due to poor quality.
After repeated attempts to produce candles of good quality they approached the company to sell it, the company was not there.
The owner of the company ran away after cheating everyone.
Many who went to work as laborers also became debtors.
Stranglehold has begun from the finance company.
Twenty five thousand rupees turned into a loan of fifty thousand in one month.
Within six months it turned into a few lakhs.
Selvi's mother was humiliated day by day.
One day Selvi's mother committed suicide by hanging herself.
Selvi stood helpless.
Some of her relatives enrolled her in a destitute school there.
Memories of making candles with her mother came back to Selvi's dream.
The last possession her mother left her was the candle-making equipment.
During her spare time, Selvi prepared some candles herself and lit the candles in front of her mother's photo to pay tribute to her.
Times have rolled on.
After completing twelth standard she was taught Tally software for free.
Within a few months she got a job in the accounts section of an export company.
The owner of the export company is passionate about helping the needy.
The company was exporting readymade garments to many countries.
From time to time she never stopped making candles for herself and lighting them to pay tribute to her mother.
She still has a photo of her mother in her office and a few candles specially made by her.
Candles are not allowed to lit as it is a textile factory.
The company once had importers from France.
One of the importers was attracted by the candle on the Selvi's table and picked it up.
The candle was different from the usual candle.
The candle was shaped like a lotus flower.
The importer asked Selvi "where to get this candle".
She said "it is not available anywhere and it is made by myself".
Surprised, the importer said he would take the candle and handed Selvi a five euro note.
The next day the importer was waiting for her in the office even before she arrived.
Selvi's boss was also sitting with the importer.
Selvi who usually came to work was immediately called to the boss' office.
The face of Selvi who came out from her boss' office was bright like a lotus.
Selvi had 20 thousand rupees in her hand.
Also an order for a hundred candles was immediately received.
The boss gave a week off and asked her to prepare a hundred candles and bring them.
Within two weeks, all of the candles were sold in France.
Then Selvi received an email saying that the order was 1000 candles.
Selvi's kind hearted boss helped her to start her own export company.
The money for the thousand candles arrived immediately to Selvi companies bank account.
Within a month Selvi made her first shipment through her own export company.
Mother's face comes to mind while making each candle.
Orders started piling up one after the other.
Within a few years Selvi started to Export scented candles to many countries.
Last year India exported candles worth about 84 million dollars.
Countries that have imported candles from us are USA, UK, Australia, Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, Italy and UAE.
There is a photograph of her mother in the export office of Selvi.
Even today Selvi has a habit of lighting a candle in front of the photo.
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