Nabeela sindhu biography of barack
Barack Obama really wants you to read this letter from an Indian-American woman
"When Michelle and I came back from vacation, we found this note from a woman named Sindhu waiting for us I'm inspired by Sindhu's story --so I thought I'd share it with you todayRead to the end (you won't regret it)," writes Obama who shared the entire letter on on the occasion of International Women's Day.
The letter is from a woman called Sindhu and its subject line reads "I'm in."
Sindhu starts the letter by recalling a day in and how it changed her the time, Sindhu was a freshman at the University of Chicago.
"One day in Fall , an idealistic year old Indian girl was inspired while sitting in a chapel. She didn't remember the name of the woman who spoke. But she will never forget the fire that was lit to make something of her life, and to use that life to serve others," Sindhu says.
That woman was Michelle Obama, a year before her husband entered active politics.
So moved was Sindhu by the "inspirational powerhouse" that Michelle Obama was, or is, it led her to public and social work that very week.
Sindhu signed up to be a volunteer at a hospital and also joined an after-school program teaching creative writing and literature to underserved children in the community.
Sindhu is now 38 and as she puts it, she's "a bit older in body, sometimes a bit jaded, but much younger in spirit." In the letter, Sindhu thanks the Obamas "for teaching by both words and example that the best uses of power and influence are in the service of others and our community.
"I want a different world.
I need a different world. So when you get back from your vacation, I wanted to let you know. I'm in," Sindhu concludes.
You can read the entire letter here.