Success stories of College dropouts

Author : changeminds      Blog : Inspire Minds      Date : 4/13/2013 5:15:01 PM

'Kiran Jonnalagadda cleared his PU course after five attempts. And by the time he did it, his friends had completed their engineering course. But Kiran’s story had just begun. This Bangalorean’s name now features in the team that developed the Human Protein Reference Database by John Hopkins University. The database contains entries on the 3,000 [...]'

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Success story of school dropout who became CEO of Quick Heal company

Author : changeminds      Blog : Inspire Minds      Date : 3/31/2013 4:00:21 PM

'It is not everyday that one comes across a truly inspiring story of success, interwoven with hardwork, vision, judgment calls, and yes, the ability to spot opportunities. Kailash Katkar, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Quick Heal Technologies started his journey as a school dropout. Despite being low on education and skill, Kailash Katkar has [...]'

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Visually-challenged Pratish Dutta gets Gold medal at IIT Kanpur

Author : changeminds      Blog : Inspire Minds      Date : 3/17/2013 3:37:34 PM

'Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur’s student Pratish Dutta who is visually challenged has proved that eyes are not required to see, one can see through his mind. Pratish Datta who lost his eyesight when he was in college was awarded Professor Jagadish Chandra Bose Memorial Gold Medal from President Pranab Mukherjee for the best academic [...]'

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Famous People Who Failed At First – II

Author : changeminds      Blog : Inspire Minds      Date : 3/11/2013 12:53:52 AM

'Public Figures From politicians to talk show hosts, these figures had a few failures before they came out on top. Winston Churchill: This Nobel Prize-winning, twice-elected Prime Minster of the United Kingdom wasn't always as well regarded as he is today. Churchill struggled in school and failed the sixth grade. After school he faced many [...]'

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Famous People Who Failed At First. Part – I

Author : changeminds      Blog : Inspire Minds      Date : 3/10/2013 4:43:38 PM

'Not everyone who’s on top today got there with success after success. More often than not, those who history best remembers were faced with numerous obstacles that forced them to work harder and show more determination than others. Next time you’re feeling down about your failures in college or in a career, keep these famous [...]'

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Jessica Cox the armless pilot who makes miracles happen

Author : changeminds      Blog : Inspire Minds      Date : 1/13/2013 10:01:06 AM

'Jessica Cox was born without any arms to an American father and a Filipino mother in Tuscon, Arizona. Prenatal testing did not show any birth issues, but when she came out, she had only two limbs. Doctors could not explain her rare congenital condition as sonograms and other prenatal tests did not reveal any defect. [...]'

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Rags to Riches story of Jackie Chan

Author : changeminds      Blog : Inspire Minds      Date : 10/2/2012 11:57:55 AM

'Jackie Chan was born in Hong Kong on April 7th, 1954. His parents, Charles and Lee-lee Chan named him Chan Kong-sang which means “born in Hong Kong.” Jackie weighed 12 pounds when he was born and his mother required surgery to deliver him. Charles borrowed money from friends to pay for the operation, turning down [...]'

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Inspiring Story of Kulandei Francis, Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2012

Author : changeminds      Blog : Inspire Minds      Date : 9/29/2012 5:16:35 PM

'Kulandei Francis was born to uneducated parents in Karipatti village near Salem. He was eldest of the six children. His father, Kulandei, an agricultural coolie, doubled up as a Railway Gangman while mother Mathalai Mary was a farmhand. She tired her hands at milk and rice business in a small way to augment the family [...]'

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How Charlie Chaplin overcame poverty to become Comedy King?

Author : changeminds      Blog : Inspire Minds      Date : 9/29/2012 3:22:47 PM

'Charles Spencer Chaplin was born in London, England, on April 16th 1889. His father Charles Chaplin Sr was a versatile vocalist and actor; and his mother Hannah Chaplin was an attractive actress and singer, who gained a reputation for her work in the light opera field. At the time of his birth, Chaplin’s parents were [...]'

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Daring Vision of Daniel Kish who uses his ears to see

Author : changeminds      Blog : Inspire Minds      Date : 9/19/2012 8:36:45 AM

'Daniel Kish was born during 1966 in Montebello, California with an aggressive form of cancer called retinoblastoma, which attacks the retinas. He lost vision in one eye when he was seven months old, and in the other when 13 months old to Retinoblastoma. Kish was born, into a difficult family situation. His younger brother, Keith, [...]'

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Magnificient Success story of Mary Kom

Author : changeminds      Blog : Inspire Minds      Date : 9/9/2012 2:12:37 PM

'Mary Kom was born in 1983 in a poor family in Kangathei, Manipur.She is the first daughter of Shri M Tonpa Kom and Smt M Akham Kom. They belonged to Kangathel village, a small village in Churachandpur district in Manipur. Her parents, Mangte Tonpa Kom and Mangte Akham Kom, worked in jhum fields. Her family [...]'

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Cliff Young – 61 yr old farmer who Won the World’s Toughest Race

Author : changeminds      Blog : Inspire Minds      Date : 9/8/2012 3:58:09 AM

'Cliff Young was born on 8th February 1922 and spent his first few years living in an old bark hut with his family. They struggled during his early years and also during the depression. His father had to take work wherever he could and manage the farm at weekends. Cliff grew up in a farm [...]'

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Inspiring story of Erik Weihenmayer, the first blind man to reach Mount Everest

Author : changeminds      Blog : Inspire Minds      Date : 7/28/2012 1:20:52 PM

'Erik Weihenmayer is one of the most exciting and well-known athletes in the world. Despite losing his vision at the age of 13, Erik has become an accomplished mountain climber, paraglider, and skier, who has never let his blindness interfere with his passion for an exhilarating and fulfilling life. Erik was born in 1968 with [...]'

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Success story of Satyendranath Bose – the Indian behind God’s particle

Author : changeminds      Blog : Inspire Minds      Date : 7/8/2012 3:41:29 PM

'The discovery of a new subatomic particle, possibly the Higgs boson considered “a key to the cosmic riddle”, has put the spotlight once again on Satyendra Nath Bose,the Indian scientist from whose surname the word ‘boson’ is derived. Satyendranath Bose was born on the first of January 1894 in Calcutta. Satyendranath was the eldest of [...]'

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Success stories of Great men who overcame failures.

Author : changeminds      Blog : Inspire Minds      Date : 6/20/2012 10:16:38 AM

'Not everyone who’s on top today got there with success after success. More often than not, those who history best remembers were faced with numerous obstacles that forced them to work harder and show more determination than others. Next time you’re feeling down about your failures in collegeor in a career, keep these famous people [...]'

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Son of slave who became a doctor

Author : changeminds      Blog : Inspire Minds      Date : 5/20/2012 2:23:38 PM

'Dr Surya Bali ran away from home, did odds and ends. But he never waivered in his goal to become a doctor and ended up becoming much more than a physician. Surya Bali is the first person in his family to complete matriculation.Belonging to Gond tribal community, Surya went on to become the first doctor [...]'

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Success story of dish washer who became a dosa king.

Author : changeminds      Blog : Inspire Minds      Date : 3/3/2012 1:53:37 PM

'Coming from a poor background, in Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin district, Prem Ganapathy had no choice but to abandon his dreams for higher studies, in order to support his family and siblings. After Ganapathy completed his tenth standard, he did not want to study further. “My teacher told me that I should continue studying but I [...]'

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Success Story of Sminu Jindal, MD, Jindal Saw Ltd.

Author : changeminds      Blog : Inspire Minds      Date : 12/24/2011 7:24:16 AM

'You might be excused if you gape at Sminu Jindal. She is quite used to it. Busy shuffling around in her wheelchair as she goes about her office work, it takes a while to realise that she is paralyzed waist downwards. She makes multitasking on a wheelchair look so simple. As the managing director of [...]'

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100 yr old Fauja Singh becomes oldest in World to complete a marathon

Author : changeminds      Blog : Inspire Minds      Date : 11/10/2011 2:38:42 PM

'A 100-year-old runner Fauja Singh became the first centenarian and, therefore, oldest person to complete a marathon when he finished the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. Born in India in 1911, Mr Singh was a farmer in the Punjab but moved to Britain in the 1960s. Singh, who is a British citizen, finished the race in [...]'

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Success stories of School Dropouts – Part II

Author : changeminds      Blog : Inspire Minds      Date : 10/24/2011 8:04:45 AM

'Michael Dell Position: Founder/CEO, Dell Market Cap: $30 billion Most 19 year olds would spend a thousand dollars on a spring break weekend, or a put it toward buying a new car, but Michael Dell spent his $1,000 founding Dell . The founder and CEO of Dell expanded his company with the idea that ‘technology [...]'

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