STORIES of extreme hardship, braving impossible odds and innumerable sacrifices, abound in the lives of nearly 90 percent of the students in the country. But among them, some perform exceptionally well.

Their academic laurels are so brilliant, that at times their CV looks intimidating.  And each one acknowledges that it’s the right education that made them what they are today. We identified 40-odd brilliant students of this country. Most of them came from very dire conditions.

Some, like our Prime Minister, had to walk miles to reach an unlit school, while some, like Dr. Mashelkar, were forced to go to the nearby railway platform to study, the only well-lit place in the vicinity, in the dead of the night when rail traffic slowed down. Some others, like Dr. Homi.J.Babha, were not challenged by penury, but faced tremendous intellectual isolation, and at times, prejudices. Invariably each story is one of constant struggle; against poverty, against social order, against the system and at times even against indifference, with only their powerful intellect and tremendous capacity for hard work as allies. We present a microcosm of such individuals  as a package. Be inspired.
 

Dr. Manmohan Singh The Prime Minister stood first in class throughout his academic life...Read more  Dr APJ Kalam The boy from Ramaswaram who grew up tp be President...Read more   Romila Thapar A fruitful journey in understaning India's past...Read more Dr. Raghunath Anant Mashelkar The former Director General, CSIR was going to quit studies after Class 10 to work, but secured the 11th rank among 1.35 lakh students...Read more Dr MS Swaminathan This scientist helped bring India back from the brink of famine.ufficiency in food grains...Read more E Sreedharan As a student, Elattuvalapil Sreedharan always topped his class. He also enjoyed building bridges and roadways in his compound...Read more

Meet the Nobel prize winners Professor C V Raman Physicist, won the Nobel for the Raman Effect ....Read more Rabindranath Tagore Poet, author, songwriter, philosopher, artist, educator, won the Nobel in Literature...Read more Har Gobind Khorana Nobel prize winner, Genetic code cracker...Read more Education made them CEOs Amar Bose Chairman & Founder, Bose Corporation....Read more Nagavara ramarao Nrayana Murthy Founder, Infosys...Read more Education made them excel in their respective fields Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Founding Father, Modern India... Read more Jhumpa Lahiri Pullitzer prize Winner...Read more