IDIAs

Harvest of 2014
The harder the struggle,
the more glorious the triumph.
Veeranna studied at Sai Junior College, Hyderabad, a special school for the
visually challenged. He was ecstatic when the CLAT results were
announced recently and he found that he had made it to NLU, Jodhpur.
However, life has not been easy for this bright scholar from the town of
Karimnagar. His father passed away early in his childhood, and he lives
with his mother and grandmother. The family has struggled to survive on a
hand-to-mouth basis, which made Veerannas visual impairment worse
as he spent his childhood without access to sucient reading material.
Veeranna, however, has always been determined, dedicated, and focused
on achieving his ambitions. He burnt the midnight oil while preparing for
the CLAT. His vast knowledge of national and international issues and his
ability to articulate coherent opinions on important contemporary topics
impressed his IDIA trainers. He is condent that he will be able to shoulder
his family's responsibilities once he becomes a lawyer.
Within a short period of time, Veeranna endeared himself to his IDIA
trainers. We believe that this IDIA Scholars enthusiasm, desire, and
never-say-die approach will take him far in life.
VEERANNA
BADAVATHU
An earnest and sincere student, Jumika grew up in a village close to Dima-
pur in Nagaland. At an early age, Jumika was awarded a scholarship at the
prestigious Sanik School, where he completed his schooling .
While Jumikas father, the sole bread winner of the family, works for the
State Government, but life has not been easy. Jumika has a large family.
His parents, three brothers, two sisters and three extended family mem-
bers live under the same roof and struggle to make ends meet on the
modest salary of a government employee. As the eldest son, Jumika hopes
to share the responsibility of his parents soon.
Jumika wishes to study law because he believes that law is a means to
help the needy, and he wishes to help the people of his community. Jumika
has successfully started down this path, as he did very well in the CLAT
and secured an admission at GNLU, Gandhinagar. We have very high
hopes from this IDIA Scholar, and are eager to see Jumika fulll his noble
aspirations of helping his community.
JUMIKA
K. YEPTHO
Asha is a hard working, enthusiastic scholar who is passionate about
studying law despite being visually challenged. She is driven, focused, and
dreams about making a difference to society. Her mother is a Hindi teacher
and her father runs a small business in a little village in Andhra Pradesh.
Asha is truly a gifted individual, with skills and abilities in various elds.
She has given several performances in Carnatic music. Asha also has a
knack for languages and converses uently in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and
Hindi. Her English, too, is very good, and she is uncannily fast with mental
mathematical calculations. Ashas innate inquisitiveness serves as the fuel
in her quest for knowledge.
By securing an admission to NLU, Odisha, she has taken the initial steps
towards achieving her dreams. With further support from IDIA, this multi-
faceted scholar can truly become a community leader. We look forward to
supporting her so that she can, in turn, help others and fulll her dreams in
doing so.
ASHA
RAMESH
Ron Joy belongs to an economically backward Christian family in
Trichur, Kerala. He grew up in Mumbai and his inclination to study law
can be traced to his familiarity with Amarchand Mangaldas, Mumbai,
where his father works as a Steno Secretary.
In March 2010, Ron passed the SSC Examination with distinction,
securing 91.09% overall, and was awarded a special mention for
securing 98% in Science. He went on to pursue his interest in science
and passed the HSC Examination with 76% marks. Passionate about
football, cricket, and badminton, Ron has received awards in sports and
has been an active participant in client counseling competitions. He
has also excelled in literary activities such as essay writing.
Ron aspires to become a leading lawyer in the future, and take up the
nancial responsibilities of his family to relieve his his ailing father,
who is due to retire next year. By successfully securing a place in NLU,
Jodhpur, he is well on his way to achieving his goals, and the IDIA team
is keen to see him succeed. Well played, Ron!
RON
JOY
Pritam Das hails from Basanti, a small, impoverished village in the Sun-
derbans, West Bengal. His father is a shopkeeper and his mother is a
homemaker. Given his background, he had never given any thought to law
as a career. However, his life took a completely different turn on the day
the IDIA team visited his school to sensitise students about taking up law
as a career.
After being chosen by IDIA for training, Pritam worked really hard to do
well in the CLAT. Unfortunately, Pritam was unable to clear it in his rst
attempt. He enrolled in the Department of Law, Hazra Campus, Calcutta
University, and continued to prepare for the CLAT. In his next attempt, his
dedication and hard work paid off and Pritam secured an admission at
NLU, Odisha.
It is a testament to his sincerity and honesty that every IDIA trainer who
interacted with Pritam came away with the experience of meeting some-
one really special. We look forward to this IDIA Scholar accomplishing
much in his life, and scaling greater heights!
PRITAM
DAS
Aritra did his schooling from Kalyani Public School, Barasat.
Unfortunately, in 2012, his father passed away, leaving behind numerous
debts for his mother and him. Since his mother is a home-maker, the only
source of sustenance for them is his fathers pension. Despite these
adverse circumstances, Aritra scored 78% in his SSC Examination.
In the hope of securing a steady source of income, they bought a house
using a bank loan, which they had planned to rent out.
However, they later discovered that the property was in dispute. In this
situation of utter hopelessness, Aritra worked extremely hard to be the
one ray of hope in his mothers life.
Aritra showed immense promise as an IDIA Scholar and scored admirably
good marks in his mock tests, He was determined to crack the CLAT this
year, and believed that nothing could stop him from becoming a great
lawyer some day. He has proven himself by successfully securing an
admission to NLU, Jodhpur, and has taken the rst step towards achieving
his dreams.
ARITRA
MONDAL
Growing up amidst severe poverty in Mehboobnagar, Andhra Pradesh,
Tulasiram aspired to only one thing: to lift his family out of poverty. His
father, grandfather, and their fathers before them had all been poor farm-
ers barely able to eke out a living. As the only one in his familys history to
have received an education, Tulasiram understands the true value of it.
Given that he is visually challenged, the ride was an even rougher one for
him.
It was during his preparation for his SSC Examination that he came to the
knowledge that the law was an instrument that treated the rich and poor
alike and gave them equal rights. This concept of equality appealed to him
immensely, and he knew he had found his calling. Tulasiram did not let the
fact that he is visually challenged affect his preparation. While preparing
for the CLAT, his mentors would nd him on the computer every weekend
listening to it narrate world affairs to him. Tulasiram persevered against all
odds and secured an admission to NLU, Odisha.
When asked which book he would like us to gift him, he didnt hesitate to
ask for Dreams into Action by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, which contains his
favourite quote: If you follow excellence, success follows. Tulasiram is an
exemplar of this very motto, and we hope that this IDIA Scholar will turn
out to be one hell of a trail blazer!
TULASIRAM
MUDAVATH
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