How This Woman From India Created A French Wine Label

How This Woman From India Created A French Wine Label

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When she was 20 years old, Namratha Prashanth studied hospitality in the city of Bangalore in India. Her instructor taught her about French wines. Although she was interested and wanted to learn more, purchasing imported wines was prohibitive because of high import duties. She sampled local wines instead. Yet the experience ignited her interest in a greater range of wines and qualities.



At 24 years of age Namratha fell in love. After two years of courtship, she married. First, however, her in-laws asked that she consent not to seek work outside the house, but dedicate herself fully to the marriage and her subsequent family. She agreed, somewhat reluctantly. She lived not only with her husband, but with his large family.



"I didn't know really how the world worked. I was totally in love. I thought, I can do anything for him. I didn't know the intention behind why they wanted me to be a homemaker. Perhaps so that I would stay with them forever.“



She bore a daughter, and by the time her child was six years old Namratha would takes covert trips away from the house to study French at a