As government school students cannot afford paid coaching classes, 30 old students of state-run schools in Aranthangi started an outfit that offers free NEET coaching. It helps others like themselves to have a fighting chance at competing with well-off well-coached NEET aspirants.
Even when he was down in the dumps working as a daily wager instead of completing his schooling, Selvam was determined to renew his education. He soon brought his life back on track and went on to study engineering and set up his own construction firm.
National Geographic Magazine has selected Parivel Veerasamy’s wildlife photographs a few times as best pictures. The reputed magazine for nature and wildlife lauded him for his photographic skills. But Parivel did not know anything about photography till he was 27 years-old. Parivel hails from...
Penury stalked Thangakittu all through his childhood. Growing up he lived in a house without electricity and struggled to pay the nominal fee the village school was collecting. But Thangakittu managed to stay ahead. At 29 now, he works as a software architect in Scotland. Thangakittu’s family...
Everyone took it for a joke when Pechimutu, as a boy, told them he would become a doctor someday. He was a school dropout and was working in a mobile phone shop for a small salary. Now grown up, Pechimuthu is a doctor now and he is planning to do MD in Pediatrics. He has cleared Combined...
A headmaster of a corporation school in Madurai has revived a century old school that was heading towards closure due to lack of students. His novel initiatives included painting the school with various themes, community awareness and keeping the students and parents posted about school...
"It is unlikely you would get through the first group. You should switch to the third group." This is what Aadhiyan’s mother told him when he went to Class 12. Now Additional Civil Judge at Tiruppur District, 26-years-old Aadhiyan says he has come this far because he chose to change his life,...
Dr Jothi secured 200 out of 200 in all four major subjects in her Class 12 to achieve a cut off mark of 100% to get her MBBS seat. An impressive record indeed and it is a moving story of a man and his daughters from Kadaieeratti hamlet in Tamil Nadu – Karnataka border near Anthiyur in Erode...
While growing up, it would have seemed M Aravind was destined to take up his family profession of working for jewelers just like many other children in the area. But due to the perseverance of his father, Aravind’s hard work and with some help, Aravind studied BTech in Apparel Technology in...
Painted in bright colours, the school at Narasingamkootam in Kadaladi taluk of Ramanathapuram district presents a contrast to the typical government school. Established in 1975, it offers facilities on a par with any private school. And, the school provides nutritious supplementary meal in...
