I have always admired The Outsider, or what Albert Camus called L'Étranger in his 1942 novel, the one that
was different to the rest of the herd – not unlike the Englishman TE Lawrence
eponymously of Arabia, or a young lady from India, who as a girl battled adversity
while schooled in America.
Priyanka Chopra was born in Bihar,
Northern India, where my own family originated from.
At the age of thirteen, Priyanka
Chopra moved to the United States to study, living with her aunt, and attending
schools in Newton, Massachusetts, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, after a stop in
Queens, New York, as her aunt's family also moved frequently.
While in Massachusetts, she
participated in several theatre productions and studied Western classical
music, choral singing and Kathak dance.
During her teenage years in the
United States, Chopra sometimes faced racial issues and was bullied for being
Indian by classmates.
She has said, "I was a gawky
kid, had low self-esteem, came from a modest middle-class background, had white
marks on my legs ... But I was damn hard working. Today, my legs sell 12
brands."
Sometimes it’s the ability to
overcome adversity that is the making of us, as is the fear that surrounds us
when we are children.
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For she overcame adversity and helped
others to face their fears, and troubles, as this video indicates.
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