India, April 10 -- An Indian woman living in the United States' San Francisco has drawn attention online after sharing how she repaid a $100,000 student loan within a year. Sakshi, who moved abroad to pursue her master's degree, detailed her journey in a video that has since resonated with many.

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"I paid off my $100,000 loan in a year, that's roughly around 80 lakhs when I first borrowed that money for my master's degree in the US. And I knew one thing: I did not want that burden to sit on my parents," she said.

She explained that the weight of the loan influenced her decisions from the beginning. "I moved to the US for my ma...