कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन। मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि॥

At such a decrepit age of 87, Shila Ghosh sells homemade chips at the busy Exide crossing to support the meager income of her family. Shila wanted to earn her living with respect and lead a respectful life even by earning a pittance. Shila Ghosh changes two buses to reach the Exide crossing on Chowringhee Road from Bally, in Howrah, every afternoon to sell chips on the pavement outside Haldiram till the flow of the home bound-crowd ebbs.

When asked that where does she gets her mental strength, she cited a verse from Gita which says: “Work is life. Do your work and never think of the result.” This verse gives her mental strength.

Her respect for work and for herself is what makes her beautiful.

I think every woman who is self dependent and who believes in the strength of ones inner self is the most beautiful woman in the world.

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Referenced verse of Bhagavad Gita :

कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन।

मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि॥