Salute to this man!
He has more ability than all of us. It's about passion and determination.
He
is Srikanth Bolla, a 24-year-old, blind entrepreneur from Hyderabad.
When he was born, his parents, who were earning ₹20,000 in a year, were
advised to get rid of him but somehow he survived.
Despite
getting 90% in class 10th, he was not allowed to choose the science
stream for 12th. He sued the State Government, fought for six months and
won the case.
He scored 98% with science in 12th.
When
Bolla was denied admission to coaching institutes for the Indian
Institute of Technology, he applied overseas and got selected in 4 of
the best colleges ever created on earth: MIT, Stanford, Berkeley and
Carnegie Mellon.
He chose Massachusetts institute of technology, received a scholarship and was MIT's first international blind student.
After
returning from the US, in 2012, he launched Bolland Industries, where
60% of employees are poor, physically challenged. This 450 employees'
company is now worth ₹50 crores, and recently, Ratan Tata invested in
his venture.
As per him, “I was made blind by the perception of people”. When the world told him, “You can't do anything”, Bolla said, “But I look up at the world and say 'I can do anything'.”
This should inspire us all, to work towards a better future despite our biggest hurdles and problems.
-Gaurav Jha
-Gaurav Jha
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