Archives July 2004

With the Indian education system on attack lately for paper leaks etc. there is still something good about it and this is amply depicted by selection of two (and may be more) students in PMT's from the lower strata of the society. Kirtan Sahu from Raipur is the son of a ward boy at a private nursing home. Similarly Vaishali Wankhede from Nagpur slums is the daughter of a rickshaw puller. Both have cleared PMT's and are set to become doctors. Similar feat was achieved by Dungra Ram Choudhry, a Rajasthan village boy, who topped IITJEE in 2003. Both the parents have in income as low as Rs. 1500 per month and yet against all odds their children have done what was least expected, especially in today's society where attending costly coaching classes and buying expensive Pre-medical books has become the norm today. With the Indian crab mentality where if more...


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