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Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi viewers are still gushing over the special appearance by Bill Gates, and Smriti Irani has now given fans another reason to be proud. The former Union Minister recently represented India on the global stage at the prestigious TIME100 event. At the gathering held in New York, Smriti launched an initiative to empower 100,000 women entrepreneurs across 300 cities in India. Smriti Irani Represents India At TIME100 With her ‘SPARK: The 100K Collective,’ the politician and actress aims to equip women entrepreneurs with essential skills and opportunities for growth. In her speech at the event, she said, “They say life comes a full circle and it has indeed for me tonight. Forty-two years ago on the streets of New Delhi, my father, a bookseller, sold second-hand Time magazines which he bought from a scrap dealer, all so that he could earn two dollars a day to raise a family of three girls. So tonight as I stand amongst you, I stand here because not only I have hard-working parents but also because somebody helped me get an education, somebody paid me a fair wage, somebody helped me become a political voice in my country.” She also highlighted the potential of India’s female workforce and spoke about the diverse fields in which women are excelling today. Smriti added, “As somebody who has sparked a little collective, I come here to plant a seed. In India, two women, me included, wanted to reach out to 100,000 women in very small businesses. We wanted to help fellow Indians and not wait only for governments to come and rescue us. So we decided we will reach out in 300 cities, a 100,000 women to begin with, reach a million, create a hundred million dollar impact fund — and then somebody said, could you take this to 56 countries and we said hell yes. So I am here to plant a seed.” She also urged global leaders to help close the gender gap in business and become the voice for the voiceless.
