After she got divorced over 50 years ago at a time when it was still taboo, the Vile Parle resident was fortunate to get immense family support

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While she didn’t marry again, Kothari adopted one of her brother’s twin sons and brought him up

When her father passed away, she decided to support her family and started working. After pursuing several jobs, she built her own apparel business, where she designed sarees, home linen, etc.

But that isn’t her only creative pursuit. Kothari is also a home chef and organises drama shows for her community, in addition to running a Housie club and kitty party groups. Apart from these, what makes her the happiest is feeding stray dogs every morning

While her son and daughter-in-law are well-settled and she is also a grandmother, Kothari continues to approach her passion with the same zest, exploring new things and dreaming further