When an acceptance letter from IIM Ahmedabad arrived unexpectedly, Karishma Nayar, a 35-year-old school founder from Prayagraj, discovered her husband had secretly applied on her behalf for an executive education programme. Sharing her journey with hindustantimes.com, she detailed her initial anxieties about stepping away from her young daughter and returning to studies after a decade. Her husband, Mohit Nayar, took full control of home duties and child care to support her attendance. Nayar described the gesture as a testament to their marriage.
Just go, relax, and do your homework before you get there. And somewhere in that moment, I realised this wasn’t just a course he had enrolled me for. It was his way of saying, ‘I believe in you. Now go do this for yourself’. It’s a very rewarding space to be in.I love knowing that, in some small way, we’re helping shape their future.”
She added, “He simply took charge of everything—from our daughter to the home & told me: ‘You don’t worry about anything. Nayar told hindustantimes.com, “I run a school that caters largely to children from less privileged families.
Recalling how her husband motivated her, she continued, ““The moment the acceptance letter came, I made a whole list of reasons why I couldn’t go: ‘How will I leave my daughter for a week? She’s so attached to me. She has school, classes, her routine… and you have work. How will you manage everything? But he had already thought it all through’.”
