- WHAT A INSPIRING STORY : Life was never easy for Bhukya Jagadish Singh Nayak. He had to travel 40-45 km by bus to reach school, crossing 3-4 irrigation canals on the way. The first bus left at 7 am and he had to wait till 5 pm for the bus back home. And if there were special classes — like when he was in Class 10 — then he could only take the 10 pm bus. As for food: a bowl of rice and then straight to bed. The odds were stacked against Nayak. He belongs to the Lambadi (Banjara) tribe and comes from Surya Thanda village in Kamman district of Andhra Pradesh. Worse he lost his father to tuberculosis when he was 15 and was brought up by his mother who worked as a community worker. During his plus-2 years he enrolled in a course to prepare for IIT-JEE. That meant his study hours extended from 6 am to 11 pm. All this paid off when a few months back he found himself at the gates of IIT BOMBAY — his first trip outside his village. :)
Posted on: Sun, 01 Sep 2013 16:05:38 +0000
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