Patna: The socio-economic deprivation did not come in the way of realizing his cherished dream as a bright youth from the Mahadalit communities Anand Kishore, a native Nawada district, did himself and his family proud by cracking the prestigious joint entrance test of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT).
The son of a father engaged in tapping palm juice for
livelihood, the 18 year-old boy lived upto the expectation of
his guru Anand Kumar, the mathematics wizard and founder of
the prestigious coaching institute, 'Super 30' to secure
1190th position in the joint entrance test for IIT this year.
Basking in the glory of his newly found achievement,
Kishore, who studied upto Class XII from a non-descript school
in Nawada district, passed on the credit of his success to the
Super 30 and its co-founder Kumar.
"I studies in a dedicated and disciplined manner on
the advice of Kumar Sir," he said.
My family members too stood like a rock by my side and
prayed for my success, Kishore, who belongs to the Pasi caste
of the larger social conglomerate called Mahadalit, said.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, May 26, 2010, 18:34