Weaving a new dream, Patwa Toli boys storm IIT
ABDUL QADIR
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
[ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2005 02:09:17 AM ]
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
[ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2005 02:09:17 AM ]...from the Patwa Toli could make it to the IIT. But then the fortune started changing from 1998.
In 1998, three boys from the Patwa Toli locality joined the IIT and since then they have never looked back. In 1999, seven children of the weavers made it to the IIT. The years 2000 and 2001 were somewhat lean as only two Patwas each qualified for admission to the IITs in these two years.
The real breakthrough came in 2002 when six Patwas figured in the IIT list. In 2003, five Patwas joined the IIT.
The number went up to seven in 2004 and this year eight Patwas have passed the rigorous test.
Asked about the consistently good performance by boys belonging to an apparently under privileged group, Om Prakash, one of the articulate members of the otherwise low profile community, attributed it to hard work, single-minded pursuit of the objective and helping hand extended by the successful candidates to the aspiring juniors.
Raushan Lal, the second year student of the IIT, Kharagpur, currently enjoying his summer holidays, said that during the preparatory stage we study between 16-18 hours per day. Besides snatching some sleep and the time taken by the meals, we have done nothing except reading for years together.
Joint study, tips given by the seniors, group discussion, brain-teasing sessions etc at the initiative of Nav Prayas, an organisation of the Patwa boys, have helped them a lot in storming the most privileged technical institutes of the country.
In 1998, three boys from the Patwa Toli locality joined the IIT and since then they have never looked back. In 1999, seven children of the weavers made it to the IIT. The years 2000 and 2001 were somewhat lean as only two Patwas each qualified for admission to the IITs in these two years.
The real breakthrough came in 2002 when six Patwas figured in the IIT list. In 2003, five Patwas joined the IIT.
The number went up to seven in 2004 and this year eight Patwas have passed the rigorous test.
Asked about the consistently good performance by boys belonging to an apparently under privileged group, Om Prakash, one of the articulate members of the otherwise low profile community, attributed it to hard work, single-minded pursuit of the objective and helping hand extended by the successful candidates to the aspiring juniors.
Raushan Lal, the second year student of the IIT, Kharagpur, currently enjoying his summer holidays, said that during the preparatory stage we study between 16-18 hours per day. Besides snatching some sleep and the time taken by the meals, we have done nothing except reading for years together.
Joint study, tips given by the seniors, group discussion, brain-teasing sessions etc at the initiative of Nav Prayas, an organisation of the Patwa boys, have helped them a lot in storming the most privileged technical institutes of the country.
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