Durriya began her career as a teacher and worked her way through the ranks until she was made the headmistress of the same school. To provide her students with a quality education, she believes that a teacher must also be a good learner.

Durriya Zari is a primary school headmistress hailing from Udaipur.

Durriya was born and brought up in Udaipur. She pursued her high school education at Alok School. During her school years, Durriya liked to play outdoors with her friends. She fondly remembers her childhood memories and cherishes them the most.

Durriya shares that her becoming a teacher was completely accidental. She says that her family lost everything after being hit by the cyclone in Odisha and moving to Udaipur. She went to The Study School for the admission of her daughter, but eventually she was offered a position as a playgroup teacher by the principal. But her in-laws were wary about her working full-time while running the household. At this time, Durriya received tremendous support from her husband, who convinced the family members to let her do the job. However, she used to give tuition to her neighborhood kids when she was in school, which helped her in her career. She gradually gained her confidence back after becoming a teacher.

Durriya, as a teacher, was very outgoing and took up all the responsibilities with sheer determination. She also did various jobs voluntarily, which impressed the then-principal. This resulted in her receiving several important roles and responsibilities, thus gaining more experience.

Durriya presently looks after every activity of the school, from staffing, curriculum design, fee structures, organizing school schedules, and learning innovative things and implementing them in the institution. She takes pride in guiding the youth of this generation and is constantly striving to introduce the newest technological advancements in order to provide the best education to the kids. Having the added responsibility of shaping the future of the kids, she ensures that all the teachers in her institution imbibe a personal touch in their demeanor, along with facilitating an overall learning atmosphere.

Durriya believes that she wasn’t a born leader but had those leadership qualities hidden within herself. She was inspired by her father and learned from him to be disciplined and make others disciplined.

In her spare time, Durriya likes to read books and hang out with her kids. Cleaning is like a stress buster for her.

If given a chance to go back in time, Durriya would like to change her family’s mentality that a girl should study just to educate her own children.