Friday 30 August 2013

Rachna Says

Who is an entrepreneur?

Someone who can dream, who has the courage to start fresh, to take risks and capability to grow & succeed.

All these words resonate with the person I am going to introduce now. 


Rachna Parmar [“Sometimes, silence connects in a way words never can!”]

“A professional content writer and an entrepreneur & co-owner of Tranquil Software Solutions. She is also a founder of RachnaSays a personal blog where she shares some part of her life.”

Rachna did Bsc in chemistry, followed by MBA from NMIMS. After which she worked in brand management for few years before taking a sabbatical to be with her kids.

She is a doting mother of 2 boys age 6 and 11. It was during her sabbatical that her blogging journey began.


What is entrepreneurship?

Turning a dream into a clear idea and converting the idea into a successful business.

What was the dream?

The dream was very hazy. It was born on an afternoon dipped in kids’ antics and a need to be free. The dream started as Rachna’s personal blog Rachna Says. A chronicle of her journey, bits and pieces scattered yet saved. Reserved and preserved by her pen. It was a start to a long beautiful journey.

What was the idea?

Pen is mightier than tongue. Words are sharper than knives. Rachna’s pen gave way to her foray in content writing. She was and she is a very successful content writer with many national and international clients. But she did not stop at that. Her penmanship and her marketing experience coupled with her husband’s amazing conviction, confidence and ability gave birth to a unique idea. An idea to break the barriers and to make technology accessible to everyone.

What is the business?


Behind every successful man is a strong woman. Lets us relook at this proverb. Success goes hand in hand with strength, especially when chased with your other half.

Around 3 years back in March 2010 “Tranquil” was born as “Smart Solutions” a sole proprietary.  It was later converted into a company. It was formed with a vision to provide affordable internet solutions that would make many lives easier. Rachna is the Director of the company. She handles content writing, Marketing and accounts including all liaisons for the company.

In recognition of Tranquil's long term goals and in its ability to achieve them, it was accepted as a Microsoft BizSpark Member.

It is an organization dedicated in the endeavour of helping technology reach a common person and to help him/her enhance the quality of his/her life. The company mostly works with employees on contract basis. They employ people and give them flexible options to work from home. They encourage stay at home mothers and other professionals who prefer flexibility and work from home option.

It takes a lot of conviction and courage to convert one simple afternoon dream into something this big.

Rachna stands as an inspiration for all of us struggling OR may be not struggling in our mundane lives, content or not content with our mundane lives, BUT with a dream in our hearts. Her story inspires, her words encourage us to follow our dreams, to shed inhibitions and to push our boundaries.

She is one of the reasons I am blogging right now. I continue to dream because of her and I know there are many more, especially women who look up to her.

She may not be the face of any obvious social change but she is one of the women who are leading subtle revolution in women empowerment.

She has many facets and many achievements I would love to talk about all of it. She is one of my inspirations. I have read almost everything she has written and if I could, I would write endless chapters on her. But I can’t hence I delved in some of her facets; some of the things that I think would describe her.


[Written for the Indiblogeshwaris Ladies Independence Special Contest in association with http://womenentrepreneursinindia.com/]




20 comments:

  1. Having known Rachna as a blogger and friend, this post showcases the professional Rachna. I'm glad to know this side of my dear friend. Kudos to you, Sfurti.

    All the best.

    Joy always,
    Susan

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    1. Susan thank you so much. I hope I have done some justice.

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  2. I have known Rachna as a blogger for sometime now, but it was great knowing her as an entrepreneur too. Commendable!

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  3. Indeed it's an inspiring story :)

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  4. Rachna is an inspiration for sure. I am amazed at the way she multi tasks...kids, home, business, blogs and social networking too.

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    1. Alka thanks dear. I agree indeed an inspiration for all of us :)

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  5. Got to know a bit more about Rachna. I really admire her, managing so much with two kids is not easy at all. Hats off to you, girl.

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  6. Got to know a bit more about you. It's not at all easy to manage so much with two kids. Hats off to you, girl. :)

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  7. Dreaming is easy but what shows mettle is when someone shows the courage and converts them into a reality. Rachna is one such person, kudos to her and hats off for all her inspirational work. Thank you so much, Sfurti for sharing this piece. :)

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  8. Thank you all the lovely ladies and my dear friends above for such lovely comments. I can't thank you enough, Sfurti, for considering me worthy enough to write about. I am truly touched and deeply honored!

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    1. Rachna I can't thank you enough for letting me do this. I am glad I could share something about you. It was an honor for me :)

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  9. It's great to know more about Rachna as today only I discovered her blog and read a fantastic post there!!Thank you Sfurti for this post :)

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  10. Liked your post. Appreciating someone who has been an inspiration for you always makes you smile inside.

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  11. Glad to know more about Rachna. Respect

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  12. surely an inspiring post. Kudos to Rachna and kudos to u too for presenting her so aptly :)

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  13. Great to know more about Rachna and her entrepreneurial journey! Thanks Sfurti for this awesome post!

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  14. I have admired and respected Rachna for a very long time. She is one of those few in the blogging world that I really look up to.It was wonderful to know more about her enterprise and how she runs it.

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