Kaajal Oza Vaidya is an author, screenwriter, radio personality and journalist from Ahmedabad, India. She initially worked as a journalist and actress. She has written more than 56 books including novels, short stories and essays. She has written stories, dialogues and scripts of soap operas and films. She writes columns in several publications and hosts a radio show. Here is a conversation of when she got candid with Oowomaniya.

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Thinking about the dilemma faced by every woman regarding
prioritising and balancing her personal and professional life, clarity
and transparency in behaviour by a woman becomes inevitable. In
the constant run of becoming a good mother, good wife, good cook,
good daughter along with additional professional responsibilities
women tend to lack behind somewhere in proving themselves.
Kajal Oza Vaidya profoundly shares her views regarding the clarity
to be held by a woman: “I think a woman should rise and be true to
her capacity. She tries to endlessly extend her limits and she
herself doesn’t know where she lands up. To keep everyone happy
and contended is not to be taken upon her.”

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Asking about the trade-off regarding a woman’s
emotional well-being and her responsibilities, Kajal
Oza says that a woman should design and define
her limitations and live accordingly. The key lies in
having clarity in terms of one’s goals and what and
how much you want from your life in accordance
with your capacity. A woman should openly
convey this clarity to her family and peers.
Women most of the time, are always confused as
they try to be best at each of their roles and
experience a stress when lacks behind even a bit
in the race of being a ‘superwoman’.

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While talking with Kajal Oza about the stress
experienced by women she firmly says that,
“Due to the inception of aspirations along with
responsibilities, stress arises. There is a gap
between what you are and what you are expected
to be. So this gap creates a huge void within you.
Clarity of role and its implications associated with it
should be known by a woman. Everything has its
own repercussions and every issue has its own
seeds from where this repercussions emerge.
There is a price of what I want and there has to be
an acceptance of what I am unable to get.

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You cannot stretch your limits beyond yourself. It
is humanly not possible to excel everywhere and
at everything. And when a woman tries to do
this, there is always stress.”
Kajal Oza provides solutions to each of the
issues being raised and gives a clear picture
about how a woman should go about maintaining
her physical and emotional well-being.

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She firmly believes that a woman should be
independent emotionally. “Don’t expect or work for
anybody’s approval. See in the mirror and decide
for yourself whether you have gained weight or you
have lost it. Decide for yourself which colour suits
you the most. Motivate yourself to look good, not for
a man to appreciate.” Further talking about
responsibilities she firmly replies, “You can’t be a
CEO and expect to give 12 hours to your
child. Decide what you want to do and most
importantly how much you can do. I think that will
immediately make you well emotionally.”

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Woman always tend to fulfil others expectations
and are in a situation where they are constantly
concerned about their family. Immediately
responding to this Ms. Oza says “Society at large is
an approval. Woman seeks approval from
everyone all the time. She should not get into
proving and holding upto everyone’s expectations
all the time. She has to accept her limitations and
cherish her abilities. We see many women in the
society comparing themselves with other women in
terms of their abilities and capabilities.

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Beauty, Cooking, creativity, motherhood cannot
be competed. Every woman knows in her own way
and she lives in her own style. If this is accepted by
a woman, she can very well take care of her own
emotional well-being.”

9. Education is most of the time coined as a medium
of bringing about any social change in the society.
When asked about education as a medium for
greater awareness among woman and for woman,
Ms Oza says that “Old and conventional mode of
academic education will not lead to any
improvement in the awareness levels. Behavioural
education is to be taken into consideration.
Basics have to be taught to the children. Teach your
young boy to give her mother a cup of tea when she
comes from office that will further lead him to make
tea for his wife. Make him a gender sensitive
person.”
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10. Recently writing about Ismat Chughtai, when asked
about her own professional career and success
mantra, bringing up herself as a well-known
columnist and writer, Ms Oza honestly replies and
says “I do not bluff on my desk. I do not goof up
with my bread and butter. I work hard with complete
honesty and effort. If people like it then it is an
additional benefit.” This is true and motivational for
any person seeking towards career excellence.
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11. When asked about a platform
like OoWomaniya.com, Kajal oza says that such
platforms must be created and taken upto the
grassroot level, to the housewives.
“Womaniya’s stake on designing and defining
her limitations “
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