Patna, June 19: Thrashed
by local criminals for resisting their bid to extort money from his
cobbler father when he was just 12 years old, Sudhir Kumar wanted to
join the Naxalites to take revenge on those who had humiliated him. He
didn’t after his father advised him to instead focus his energies on
studies. Now, six years later, Sudhir’s efforts have paid off as he has
cleared the JEE-Advanced exams, the gateway to admissions to IITs and
other top engineering colleges of the country.
Sudhir has secured 3900th rank (SC category) in the test, the results for which were declared today.
A resident of Hilsa in Nalanda district,
around 100km southeast of Patna, Sudhir is a product of Super 30, an
institution set up by mathematician Anand Kumar to coach students from
economically and socially weaker sections for clearing the IIT entrance
examination free of cost.
While studying in a government school, Sudhir (18) learnt about Super 30 through newspapers after which he contacted Anand.
“Had Anand sir not been there I would not have been what I am today,” he said with a grin on his face.
Super 30 students have performed very well
this year as well with 27 of the 30 boys and girls who are taught free
clearing the JEE-Advanced exam.
Sudhir said that being the son of a
cobbler was a big challenge. “I used to help my father in polishing
shoes. Even filling up the form of the engineering entrance examination
was a big ask because my father didn’t have the money. My elder sister
helped me by mortgaging her ornaments for raising the money to fill the
form,” said the lad, who wants to join the Indian Administrative Service
after completing his engineering.
Sudhir’s father Sanjeevan Ravidas was
overwhelmed by his son’s success. “The credit goes to Anand sir who,
like a messiah, helped my son in guiding him to success,” he said, his
eyes welling up.
Sudhir though said that but for his
father, he would have ended up joining the Maoists after the humiliation
and terror they underwent at the hands of the local criminals. Ravidas
convinced him that achieving something in life would be a befitting
reply to his tormentors. “My father’s words changed my orientation,”
Sudhir said.
Super 30’s Anand played down the credit
being given to him. “I just guide the students who have fire in the
belly to achieve something in their lives. The success belongs to them,”
he said.
Another Super 30 success story this year
is Abhijeet of Nawada district. Son of marginal farmer Awadhesh Chandra
Rajak, Abhijeet has secured 693rd rank. Attributing his success to
Anand, Abhijeet said: “I didn’t have the money to buy books. Some of my
friends used to lend me books.”
source :The Telegraph
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