”My family was going through some difficult times, when I was young. We could barely afford three square meals a day. I never went to school, but I always dreamt of studying. But life doesn’t always give you what you want. I opened this tyre shop in 1989 and I’ve been operating this for all these years. Although I couldn’t study, I ensured my wife did. She recently completed her intermediate after taking a long break post her class 10. I earn a little and ensure I only spend on necessities. It is difficult to spend on basic needs and also save money for my children. But nothing is more important than my kids’education. I don’t want them to go through what I did. In today’s world, education is the most important thing and anybody who doesn’t realise this, is living life in denial.”

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”I belong to a small village in the interiors of the state. Most people in my village studied only till class 12. While some can’t afford education beyond that, others think there’s no necessity to study further. Fortunately, my parents always considered education to be important. They encouraged me to move out of my village and study engineering in a city. I’m one of the only youngsters who is studying in Hyderabad. That itself is an achievement for all of us back home. However, I don’t intend to stop after graduation. I want to be an IAS officer. I want to create awareness. I want people to know that the right education is as important as food, water and shelter. Whether you want to be a businessman or a farmer, it’s important you go to school and get a basic education. I want to change the mindset of my villagers who thought class 12 was enough, though they had the finances to study further – that is my only aim.”

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