Nikita Garg

My name is Nikita Garg. I am a 24-year-old, working as a financial analyst in a reputed organization. Besides this, I am a budding entrepreneur and have started my own startup called Wildcatbeauty. 

Like every child, I had also dreamt of having a lavish and peaceful lifestyle. However, it is not always as easy as it seems to be. Let me begin with my journey.

I had a perfect family and everything was perfect till the time I lost my father. He was such an amazing person and then suddenly, when I was thirteen years old, he passed away.

Losing my father was terrifying for me. My worst fears had become a reality. However, I tried to cope with the loss, just keeping in mind that his blessings were always there. My mom and I faced several challenges. We have gone through various hardships together. I could not ask for anything I wanted because we had to bear the daily expenses.

Then in 2013, when I was in 12th standard, I got to know that I was adopted. And I got to know this not from someone in my family, but from outsiders. It makes a huge impact when such topics are discussed by family or outsiders. I was not upset over the fact that I was adopted, but I was petrified at the thought that what if I had not been adopted. What if my parents hadn't adopted me? I would have been deprived of the wonderful love that they have given me.

I completed my graduation in 2017 and that period too had its share of problems. When I look back, all the years after losing my father have been full of struggle and hardship. After graduating,  I completed my internship, and then I got a job as an analyst. Now - three years later – I feel I am stable enough, I have started my own startup.

My aim is to bring a change in the prejudices related to adoption. People still have the notion that adoption is something weird or something which they would keep as a last resort. With this startup, I am trying to circulate the message that start adopting a child. We need to help children by having the courage to adopt an abandoned child because they too deserve everything that each one of us got. They too deserve parents and a family. 

I am inspired and grateful to my parents who had the guts to adopt and raise a girl child when it was considered a taboo and give so much love that one couldn't have asked for more. Following in their footsteps, I hope I can bring some change with this startup.