bengaluru she had worn the shoes of entrepreneurship in 1987 much before she married and ran a successful hr consulting company based out of bengaluru post marriage in 1992 life began to speed in many directions for myna batavia she took the decision to adopt a child and brought home oneandahalf month old diva in november 2001 diva was a bigger happiness and my priority i decided to take a break from work and enjoy motherhood but when she was five months old i started working on a business idea that inspired me says myna 51 chief consulting director of green carpet a onestop shop for gardening solutions in koramangala rupal surana founding member and coo of stayzilla knew she would one day be an entrepreneur after marriage in 2005 she had her children in 2009 and 2010 only to make sure she would fulfil her dream and also be a happy mommy marriage is not a comma and children are not full stops believe these gogetter mompreneurs who pursue their passions and mix baby and business with aplomb when you are not in a typical 95 job you can schedule your work to spend quality time with family as well as spearhead on your career front its always hard for a mother to work when the child is at home but its about managing ones responsibilities in the best way says myna my typical day starts with readying my children and making breakfast for them then dropping to school it ends with cooking dinner for my family says rupal whos been brought up in a joint family as much as im a career person ive always put family first after marriage and i love kids it was turbulent having kids and also taking important decisions on the work front i chose to work from home until the kids started going to school she added ratna chadha ceo of tirun travel marketing company based out of delhi too snatched a sabbatical to enjoy motherhood and ensure this period of her life put her in good stead for her kids later it was all happening at the same time we relocated to the united kingdom started a new company and expanded the family these days husbands are lot more indulgent about family they help raise kids and also boost the careers of their wives she told stoi ratna feels spending quality time with family increases productivity at work for everyone not just women and thats where technology comes to our rescue being passionate about working on an idea and being recognized does not indicate you have to forgo family happiness family is and always will be the centre of our success in our professional lives todays women have everything on their side they can achieve recognition and still be the best mommies to their children said this 58yearold intrepid businesswoman for reema batta cmo of babyhugzcom her babys diapers gave a business idea i was in delhi at my