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Only 33, this man has already won the coveted Arjuna Award in 2014, was the ICC Cricketer of the Year and Test Player of the year in 2016, and the CEAT International Cricketer of the Year 2016–17. And this is not even the full list.

Doing a PhD in Neuroscience in Japan is fairly off the beaten track, but the feisty and determined Piu Banerjee takes it in her stride.

For months, every time his father dropped him off at school, 6-year-old Ambhuj Mishra would try to escape the premises. He hated the idea of being confined in an unknown space, away from his parents.

When Narendran Mohana Sundaram decided to pursue higher education, he found that there was no shortage of options for him.

A 12-year-old Shaily Upadhyay playfully dribbled a basketball, swiftly moving it under her legs, spinning, skipping and making her way through a crowd of confused friends at school.

When Narendra Kumar passed his Class 12 board exams, it was a historic moment. He was the first person in his family to have ever reached that level of qualification.

For a young Viswanath, every single day was a challenge. Living in the outskirts of Chennai, about 35km from the city centre, he would wake up early in the morning to embark on a 2-hour long journey to his school.

Many youngsters in India dream of entering the hallowed walls of an IIT and Rakesh Munnanooru was one among them.

Always fascinated with the history of her country and the world as a young girl, it did not come as a surprise to anyone when Lakshmi Ravi pursued the subject in college.

Fresh out of school, Ramandeep Malhotra was, like many of his age, clueless about the next step. He allowed his parents to decide the best option for him and that is how he ended up pursuing engineering.

Sudha Devi was a woman with an independent spirit trapped under the shortcomings of the society.

Mehul Kumar grew up in Janikalan, a small village near Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, along with six siblings.

The daughter of a former naval officer, Kirithigaa K has travelled and lived across the length and breadth of the country.

Yet, he went on to make it to the prestigious institute and is now completing his BTech in electrical engineering from IIT Mumbai.

Ishan Gupta had always been a straight-A student, but when the time came to pursue a degree, he realised that he was yet to discover his true passion.

Soumya was always a good student. A gem in the eyes of her teachers and parents. But there was more to her than just that.

After her father fell ill, the responsibility of the household fell on the shoulders of 18-year-old Seema.

“It’s not necessary that everyone will understand what you do. But, it’s important that you are convinced and happy.

Many might call him studious, some a bookworm, but Malaikannan says that he was lucky to have found the best of both worlds.

“I was always a good student who wanted to make something of her life. I had goals. But considering my surroundings, those goals seemed more like unachievable dreams,” says a young woman who hails from the remote village of Manampathi, in Tamil Nadu.

As an 8-year-old kid, when Arun Sathianarayanan travelled overseas to the US in 2006 to visit his mother, little did he know that he would come back burning with his life’s purpose.

Growing up, Bhargavi Gopalan was a quiet and shy child sitting in a corner. She was comfortable being in the shadows, away from the crowds, away from the spotlight

As a child, when Aarav would pick up his pencil and scribble expressions on a piece of paper, people would often get scared.