A confident educationist and a hardcore literarian, Samina Wagla has been enjoying her life just like a fictional character, filled with imagination.

Samina was born in Mumbai. Soon after she was born, her family shifted to Udaipur because of the government job of her father. She completed her primary and secondary education from St. Mary’s Convent School, Udaipur. She then pursued her B.Sc. from Mohanlal Sukhadia University and her M.Sc. in Microbiology from Jaipur National University.

From the very start, Samina was a bookworm and loved reading. Her schooling from a convent school played a big part in shaping her mannerisms and her inclination towards literature. After her M.Sc, when Samina decided to pursue an M.A. in literature, she realized she was more inclined towards literature than science. She had the option to pursue a Ph.D in Science but she chose to pursue it in the field of Literature because she wanted to follow her passion and wanted to pursue her career in it.

Fiction was always her forte because she is fascinated by the infinite imaginative possibilities in it. Today, she is an assistant professor at Techno India NJR, Udaipur and teaches Technical Communication. She is also pursuing her Ph.D in literature in Women Psychology along with her work as a teacher. She chose the subject because it was a difficult one and she wanted it to be challenging.

Sharing a memory, Samina says that she was in college when she was asked by one of her teachers to participate in a story writing competition because of how good she was in writing and communication. She not only won the competition but also, her story got printed in that year's magazine and it was appreciated by everyone. That was the first story where Samina used a fictional character named ‘Devika’ and used it to portray her emotions on paper. Since then, Devika has stayed with her. She currently runs her own blog where she uses her fictional character ‘Devika’ to share her own life stories or the things she has witnessed in life. As the time progresses, just like plants keep growing when you water them, Samina wants Devika to grow as a character.

Samina’s role models in life are fictional characters from books that she loves. The first one is “Maya'' from Anita Desai’s ‘Cry, the Peacock’, who had a psychotic disorder and a very unclear mind but still she never gave up in life. The second character she is inspired by is ‘Isabel Archer’ from Henry James’s ``The Portrait of a Lady”, who taught her the value of personal freedom and responsibilities accompanied with betrayal.

Talking about her struggles, Samina says she has not faced many, though she did face a betrayal in life. Samina had a habit of getting too empathetic with others. Sometimes even to an extent where her own mental peace was affected but she used to do it. She never expected anything else in return from the people she used to empathize with but respect. Once it backfired and she realized what she was doing was wrong, and she should not try to help others at the cost of her own happiness.

Addressing the younger generation, Samina thinks they are very easy to attract with intricate salary packages. They just run behind money and not the growth. She advises them to choose a path where they love what they are doing and can harness their skills. Also, talking about the different skills needed for business and jobs, Samina says business requires a lot of patience and endurance to bear a loss, whereas on the other hand, a job requires dedication and decent work ethics. She also emphasizes a lot on the value of good communication skills and urges everyone to do it confidently and clearly, as it is something that humans are blessed with.

Samina is a doer. She believes in doing things rather than thinking about them. Asked about where she sees herself in the next five years, she simply says she likes to live in the present and always tries to start working on her goals as early as possible. She doesn’t procrastinate because she believes no one knows when it’s all gonna end.