The beauty of Meri Pyaari Saheliyan, an audio podcast series powered by Franklin Templeton, India, is that it brings the voices of women from different walks of life. Listen to Alpana’s story in the third episode of this podcast series.

Alpana grew up in a middle-class Maharashtrian family where all the women were gainfully employed, but she harboured the desire to be a home-maker. She was brought up by her grandmother, given that her father was in the Navy. And it is from her grandmother that she learnt about financial management. What are the key lessons she learnt? What are her views on teaching the importance of money management to children? What can other homemakers learn from her? Listen to the podcast right away!