In this interview we have the distinct pleasure to find out how Mansi manages to accommodate being a mother in a foreign country, passing her core values to her children and following a fulfilling career. The support of her husband and family in India have been central to Mansi’s success and have helped her use her talents and invest in her children’s future.
- LANGUAGE : English
- NAME : Mansi Ganatra
- CITY : Vienna
- Who Is Mansi?
- First of all, Mansi is a real language talent and speaks English, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Kutchi fluently, and has some basic knowledge of French and Spanish. Originally from India, she has been married for 14 years and has spent most of her married life in Austria with her husband, 12 years by now. Her two children have been born in Vienna, where she works as a Senior Finance Clerk at the United Nations. Mansi is an Accounting and Financial Management specialist with a banking background in India and started out her career in Austria at the Indian embassy.
- Why is she an inspiration?
- It has always been important for Mansi to instil a strong work ethic and value system in her children from an early age. These values are informed by her family’s cultural and religious backgrounds in Jainism and Hinduism, but are not focused on any religious doctrine. When it comes to raising her children, Mansi emphasises the respect for others, including nature. The respect for elders is of particular importance, as is her approach of offering her children the opportunity to choose their religious path themselves.
- Which subjects are you going to tackle?
- While living in Europe with her family, Mansi has naturally faced some challenges in navigating Austrian food culture, which is largely based on the consumption of meat. Although vegetarianism is very important for Mansi and her husband, they have not imposed this diet on their children, but have given them the choice to follow this path if they want. Finally, we will find out what Mansi does to ‘relax’.
Thank you so much for sharing, very interesting video, interesting to see how an Indian woman successfully gets used to living in Europe. Bon boulot 😉