US EditionHeir to ₹77,000 cr legacy: Entrepreneur Upasana Konidela’s viral take on career, marriage and freezing eggs
Upasana Kamineni highlighted egg freezing as a strategy for women to balance career and family planning, sparking debate on reproductive choices and privilege.
- Recently, Upasana Kamineni Konidela told students at IIT Hyderabad that `the biggest insurance for women is to freeze their eggs`, sparking controversy online, reported from New Delhi.
- At the career counselling event she argued egg freezing lets women choose when to marry and have children, while remaining financially independent and focusing on careers.
- Posting on her official X handle, Upasana shared a `Fact Check` noting she married at 27, froze eggs at 29, welcomed her first child at 36, and is expecting twins at 39.
- Online critics responded with backlash, and on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 Upasana Kamineni Konidela called it `a healthy debate` and thanked followers for `respectful responses`.
- Looking beyond the event, the remarks relate to workforce participation and hiring efforts, as Upasana Kamineni Konidela urged employers to help increase women's participation in the workforce and said marriage and career are not competing priorities.
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The entrepreneur Upasana Konidela, who received backlash for the same on her social media, took to her X (formerly Twitter) account and expressed her thoughts yet again: 'I’m happy to have sparked a healthy debate & thank you for your respectful responses'. 🎥 ‘It’s Not Privilege, It’s My Right’: Ram Charan's Wife Upasana Kamineni Konidela Responds to Backlash Over Egg-Freezing Advice (See Post).
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Ram Charan's wife, Upasana Kamineni Konidela, recently sparked controversy among social media users after telling students at IIT Hyderabad that "the biggest insurance for women is to freeze their eggs." While addressing the career counselling event, she suggested that egg freezing allows women to choose when they want to marry and have children. Read on to know what she said. Upasana responds to criticism over her egg-freezing comment Upasana'…
Heir to ₹77,000 cr legacy: Entrepreneur Upasana Konidela’s viral take on career, marriage and freezing eggs
Upasana Konidela suggested that financial growth triumphs over family planning. In a controversial take, she said that freezing eggs is the greatest insurance for young women.
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