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I just love growing, like I said, I think growing is a very important thing, and when I was very young, I started working when I was 17 years old and I remember my mother telling me this, really young, that women should be financially independent. It doesn’t matter who your father is, doesn’t matter what your husband is going to be. It doesn’t matter who your brother is. It doesn’t matter who the man in your life is. You need to be responsible for your finances and be financially independent, and that kind of really stuck with me. And as my career expanded, it was really important for me to invest in little things. So once I discovered tech, I have always been a fan of technology. I wanted to be an aeronautical engineer at one point. I wanted to build rockets. I wanted to, you know, go to space. But then I became an actor. Go figure. And when I got the opportunity, I remember I was at a dinner for Bumble in New York, and I just thought it was such a cool, cool thing to bring back to India, where women take the first move. To bring it to a country which has a patriarchal sort of society, which actually the world is. The world over is sort of patriarchal, and we as women need to fight to change that, to create that kind of equality because no one’s going to give it to us and they’re going to fight for us to have it.

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I just love growing, / like I said, / I think / growing is a very important thing, / and when I was very young, / I started working / when I was 17 years old / and I remember / my mother telling me this, / really young, / that women should be financially independent. / It doesn’t matter who your father is, / doesn’t matter / what your husband is going to be. / It doesn’t matter / who your brother is. / It doesn’t matter / who the man in your life is. / You need to be responsible for your finances / and be financially independent, / and that kind of really stuck with me. / And as my career expanded, / it was really important for me / to invest in little things / So once I discovered tech, / I have always been a fan / of technology. / I wanted to be an aeronautical engineer / at one point. / I wanted to build rockets. / I wanted to, / you know, / go to space. / But then / I became an actor. / Go figure. / And when I got the opportunity, / I remember / I was at a dinner for Bumble / in New York, / and I just thought / it was such a cool, / cool thing to bring back to India, / where women take the first move. / To bring it to a country / which has a patriarchal sort of society, / which actually the world is. / The world over is sort of patriarchal, / and we as women / need to fight to change that, / to create that kind of equality / because / no one’s going to give it to us / and they’re going to fight for us / to have it. /

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So it started from taking Bumble to India. And then my next investment is this engineering school, which is called Holberton which was based on Betty Holberton. She was one of the first female engineers in the world, and this school is a peer to peer teaching program where you don’t have to pay a tuition and you can pay back your tuition after you graduate and get a job so that you don’t have to worry about, you know, how much school’s cost. So that females can actually be a part of engineering. Just think about it this way. All of us consume tech, right? All of you have cell phones. Everyone has computers. We’re always online. Digital is such a big part of our lives. But the people creating technology, it’s so skewed because it’s mostly men. And these are men who decide what we as women need. So we need females to come and do engineering as AI starts coming in and it’s going to be a big part of our lives. Can you imagine the artificial intelligence that we are consuming being created by guys, and guys are going to decide what kind of things we like? So we need women to come in and realize that tech is a big part of who we are and who we are going to be and our future. So hence me investing in the engineering school. I really love female-driven companies and I like to give them as much strength as I can with my platform, and that’s a big quest of mine in life.

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So / it started from taking Bumble / to India. / And then / my next investment / is this engineering school, / which is called Holberton / which was based on Betty Holberton. / She was one of the first female engineers / in the world, / and this school / is a peer to peer teaching program / where you don’t have to pay a tuition / and you can pay back your tuition / after you graduate / and get a job / so that / you don’t have to worry about, / you know, / how much school’s cost. / So that / females can actually be a part of engineering. / Just think about it this way. / All of us consume tech, / right? / All of you have cell phones. / Everyone has computers. / We’re always online. / Digital / is such a big part of our lives. / But the people creating technology, / it’s so skewed / because it’s mostly men. / And / these are men / who decide what we as women need. / So / we need females / to come / and do engineering / as AI starts coming in / and it’s going to be a big part of our lives. / Can you imagine / the artificial intelligence that we are consuming / being created by guys, / and guys / are going to decide / what kind of things we like? / So / we need women to come in / and realize / that tech is a big part of who we are / and who we are going to be / and our future. / So hence/ me investing in the engineering school. / I really love female-driven companies / and I like to give them / as much strength as I can / with my platform, / and that’s a big quest of mine / in life. /