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Neural Foundry's avatar

Balaji's story really shows how finanical barriers shape confidence for first gen students. The fact that his father sold a gold Rakhi just for textboks is powerful. These stories need more visibility.

Balaji Rajmane's avatar

Thank you for the kind words, @neuralfoundry.

Rahul V's avatar

Great initiative. I can relate to some of the experiences as pehli peedi graduate myself!

Balaji Rajmane's avatar

Thank you, Future of India, for sharing my story and thoughts as part of the Pehli Peedi Fellowship.

A special thank you to Bhumeshwari for taking my interview and helping me share my journey of building confidence to break barriers.