Shaheena Attarwala recently talked about her life in the slums, facing gender bias, poverty, and sexual harassment, journey to Microsoft, husband, biography
It is inspiring to read stories of people who rise up against all odds, turn their life around and make something of themselves despite living in adversity. Such is the story of Shaheena Attarwala, a woman born in a Mumbai slum who is now living her dream life.
Shaheena Attarwala Journey From Mumbai Slum To Microsoft, Biography, Husband
Born to an ordinary hawker, Shaheena spent her early years in the Darga Galli slum near Bandra. She took to Twitter to talk about how she and her family would “sleep on roads”. It was then in 2015 that she decided to move out.
The @netflix series "Bad Boy Billionaires – India" Captures a birds-eye view of the slum in Bombay I grew up before moving out alone in 2015 to build my life.
— Shaheena Attarwala شاہینہ (@RuthlessUx) January 26, 2022
One of the homes you see in the photos is ours. You also see better public toilets which were not like this before. pic.twitter.com/fODoTEolvS
Shaheena was attracted to computers right from her time in school, but her grades were never enough to get her enrolled, so she was assigned needlework. Later, she persuaded her father to enroll her in a private computer class where she learned the basics of programming.
It was then that she stumbled upon the design and decided to pursue that as her career. She faced several issues that inspired her to build a better life for herself.
Shaheena said that Life in the slum was hard, “It exposed me to (the) severest living conditions, gender bias, & sexual harassment but it also fueled my curiosity to learn & to design a different life for myself.”
She has also been prone to issues related to poverty but Shaheena never let the odds of her life affect her spirit. Today she is successfully handling M36 growth designs in Microsoft. Attarwala is an alumnus of Mumbai University and she has gotten her bachelor’s degree from there only.
She has done B.Com from Mumbai University. When she was pursuing B.Com, she started focusing on other areas of learning to enhance her skills. She also holds a Visual Communication diploma.
She is currently unmarried and doesn’t have a husband while she practices the Islam religion.
Shaheena Attarwala Net Worth
Shaheena Attarwala’s net worth is estimated to be around INR 25 lakh. She has gathered it all with her strong determination and hard work.
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