New Delhi, April 12 -- Chhattisgarh's Finance Minister OP Choudhary, on Saturday, credited his success to the strength and vision of his mother, who, despite having studied only till the fourth grade, played a crucial role in shaping his future with with wisdom beyond formal education.

In an interview with ANI, Choudhary reflected on his journey from a village school to the corridors of power. He shared how, after losing his father at the age of eight, it was his mother who encouraged him to dream beyond a compensatory government job and instead pursue a life of purpose and ambition.

"My life has been quite different since childhood. I lost my father when I was eight. My mother, though educated only up to the fourth grade, played the mo...