: Once Fascinated by her Dad’s Tractors, Pune Woman Now Runs Two Fuel Stations #IndiaNEWS #Inspirational Shell India brings to us the inspiring story of Rupali, as part of their recent campaign #GreatThingsHappenWhenWeMove.

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Once Fascinated by her Dad’s Tractors, Pune Woman Now Runs Two Fuel Stations #IndiaNEWS #Inspirational
Shell India brings to us the inspiring story of Rupali, as part of their recent campaign #GreatThingsHappenWhenWeMove . Article sponsored by Shell.

Sometimes, when you stop looking for something, thats when it comes to you. In my life, that something was my passion for vehicles. I had given it up years ago due to several personal issues, but it eventually found me, says Rupali A Bhise, a Pune-based fuel station retailer.
In the oil and gas retailing industry, which is highly male-dominated, Rupali is a rare leader paving the way for many more women to join this profession. She is responsible for all site operations. This includes efficient management of the two stations in Maharashtra and taking care of her staffs safety making it a high-risk job, which requires her to be on her feet 247.
But how did a girl from a humble home in a small village of Maharashtra happen to become an efficient manager with a prominent multinational company like Shell? Heres how:
Born in a small village called Bela, near Nagpur, Rupalis journey with vehicles began when she started helping her father out on the farms. I grew up with two brothers who never took too much interest in farming. I was lucky my parents never discouraged my interest, says the 35-year-old, adding, I learnt how to maintain these large vehicles since the time I was in Class 9. It was my responsibility to take care of the tractors and trucks. The more I worked with farming equipment; the more passionate I became about automobiles and how they work.
But things changed a few years later when her father passed away. A Class 12 student at that time, Rupali was battling with the grief of an unimaginable loss and a newfound sense of responsibility. She began to centre all her efforts around her education. And, while securing a stable future for her family and herself, her passion for automobiles took a backseat.
Although my mother kept pushing me to follow my passion, I knew I had to support the family, and so I pursued a comparatively conventional field. In the next few years, I pursued a BSc in Biochemistry and then an MBA. For several years after, I worked in the apparel manufacturing industry, unaware of how fate would turn once again, she shares.
It had been decades since Rupali last considered a career in automobiles, but life had other plans.
In 2017, as luck would have it, she came across a sign that read that Shell was looking for retailers to join their network. Rupali immediately reached out to Shell India, who were looking out to a diversified workforce. She was supported and trained by Shell to fit the job role and was taken on board as one of the first few women fuel retailers in the country.

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