When Anchal first walked into the classroom as a Lakshya fellow, she wasn’t sure if she belonged there. The girls she worked with came from realities where dreams were a luxury—where survival came before ambition. She saw the doubt in their eyes, the weight of their circumstances pressing down on their shoulders.
One girl, Neha, reminded Anchal of herself. Bright, curious, but hesitant—afraid to dream too big, because what if it was taken away? Neha wanted to be a journalist, but every time she spoke of it, her voice wavered. “Didi, what if I fail?” she once asked.
Anchal knew that fear. She had lived it. The fear that if something is truly yours, it shouldn’t feel so fragile. But she also knew this: Fear doesn’t mean we aren’t meant for something. It means it matters.
So she didn’t let Neha shrink her dreams. Together, they practiced speaking up, writing, questioning. Anchal didn’t just teach—she showed her that fear and courage can exist together. And the more Neha wrote, the more her voice found its power.
𝗜𝗳 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗲, 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗗𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝘁?

It happens because someone dares to make it so. Like Anchal. Like Neha. Like every Lakshya fellow who chooses to fight fear with action.
So if you’re afraid of losing what you love—fight for it anyway. That’s how change is born.