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He grew up hating having to live in a century-old temple where, as a young boy, he had to help his mother with prayer rituals instead of playing with his friends. Now, Alan Chong, 28, is preparing for the possibility of becoming the first male to take charge of his family’s Chong Tuck

The countless people I met throughout my six-month internship stint last year were different from one another in many ways, but their reactions to my choice of work were invariably the same.

Growing up in a traditional Indian family, I was told that success lay at the end of the road most taken. I wondered whether my mother would have been happy for me if I had become as successful as my lady boss.