Summary: (http://kamlashow.com/podcast/wp-content/uploads/Usha-56-150x150.png)Trendsetter with a traditional touch is one way to describe Usha Raghunathan. She is a pilot, writer and an entrepreneur. In Part-1 of our interview Usha talks about her love for flying and how she earned her pilot's license. Way back in the 1950’s Usha got her pilot’s license in Chennai formerly called Madras. What was unusual about the way she earned her pilot's license is she started her flying classes when she was single, and completed it when she was married and pregnant with her first child. A glass of lemon juice was her answer to fix her morning sickness before she she stepped into in a 1930's Tiger Moth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Tiger_Moth) for her flying lessons. Prior to getting married Usha negotiated a deal with her would-be mother-in-law that she'll be allowed to continue with her flying lessons and earn a pilot's license. Usha was the first woman to get her pilot’s license in South India as she puts it. She then went on to become a writer and for over 25 years now she has been an entrepreneur. "Trendsetter with a Traditional Touch," is the tagline for her boutique store Usha's (http://ushas.in/) that specializes in selling traditional silk sarees. This interview is part of our Women Achievers Special.
