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When Kalpana returned, no one was raising an eyebrow about her abuse.

When Kalpana returned, was anyone raising an eyebrow about her abuse? No, when Kalpana returned, no one was raising an eyebrow about her abuse.

Instead, they were gossiping that there must be something wrong with her for leaving her husband.

What were they doing instead? Instead, they were gossiping that there must be something wrong with her for leaving her husband.

Some people were saying that the only way to remove the stain she had placed on her family was to kill herself.

Were some people saying that there were many ways to remove the stain she had placed on her family? No, they weren’t saying that there were many ways to remove the stain she had placed on her family. They were saying that there was only one way to remove the stain. What was the only way to remove the stain she had placed on her family? The only way to remove the stain she had placed on her family was to kill herself.

One day, while her aunt was cooking dinner, Kalpana was trying to kill herself in another room. She was drinking three bottles of rat poison.

Was Kalpana trying to kill her aunt? No, Kalpana was not trying to kill her aunt. Kalpana was trying to kill herself. What was she drinking? She was drinking three bottles of rat poison. And what was her aunt doing? Her aunt was cooking dinner.

Later, Kalpana was frothing at the mouth while her aunt was screaming. Kalpana was falling into a coma.

What was Kalpana doing while her aunt was screaming? Kalpana was frothing at the mouth while her aunt was screaming. Was Kalpana falling into a hole? No, Kalpana was not falling into a hole. She was falling into a coma.

Kalpana was working at a factory in Mumbai. She was picking lint off the fabric every day.

Where was Kalpana working? She was working at a factory in Mumbai. And what was she picking off the fabric everyday? She was picking lint off the fabric every day.

She was being paid just 15 cents a day, but she was feeling ambitious.

Was she being paid 50 cents a day? No, she wasn’t being paid 50 cents a day. Instead, she was being paid just 15 cents a day. And how was she feeling? She was feeling ambitious.

While her co-workers went to lunch, she was practicing on the sewing machines.

What was Kalpana doing while her co-workers went to lunch? She was practicing on the sewing machines while her co-workers went to lunch.

After some time, her boss promoted her to a tailor. Then, she was making $5 a day. She was feeling happy for the first time in 15 years.

After her boss promoted her, how much money was Kalpana making a day? After her boss promoted her, she was making $5 a day. And was she feeling depressed about it? No, she wasn’t feeling depressed about it. She was feeling happy for the first time in 15 years.

Kalpana was saving her money. Eventually, she was feeling ready to start her own business.

What was Kalpana saving? Kalpana was saving her money. Was she feeling ready to go back to work at the factory? No, she wasn’t feeling ready to go back to work at the factory. Eventually, she was feeling ready to start her own business.

Later, Kalpana was getting a business loan from the government.

Was Kalpana getting a business loan from the factory? No, she wasn’t getting a business loan from the factory. She was getting a business loan from the government.

She was doing this together with some other poor, but ambitious women. Who was she doing this with? She was doing this together with some other poor, but ambitious women.

Eventually, they were running a furniture business, and it was thriving.

Eventually, what kind of business were the women running? Eventually, they were running a furniture business. And how was the business doing? The business was thriving.

Kalpana was starting to make a name for herself as a savvy businesswoman. Was Kalpana starting to make a name for herself? Yes, she was. She was starting to make a name for herself. What was she making a name for herself as? She was making a name for herself as a savvy businesswoman.

Years later, Kalpana was investing her money into real estate and development.

Years later, what was Kalpana investing her money into? Years later, Kalpana was investing her money into real estate and development.