Chapter 1A Promise Born in PainBefore Kajal Joshi learned to trust the world, she learned how frightening it could be.As a child growing up in Gujarat, home was not always a place of comfort. She witnessed domestic violence against her mother and stood helpless, too young to protect the person she loved most. Those memories became the first scars on her heart. Watching injustice from the corner of a room, she made a silent promise to herself: “No matter what life brings, I will never become a victim.”That promise shaped her long before she understood its meaning.Even as a little