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Turmoil in a students life which each one of us passes thru

-PHANI SIDDHA-
-SUPER SIXTY IAS ACADEMY-



Sir,

I was your student at morning batch . I was very confident of my preparation and it was very fruitful initially and with that phase I've completed geography, history and polity while during classes. Now since the classes are done, I'm not able to focus I lost my phase of reading though I've made study plans I'm frequently postponing-I'm sure that at this phase of study I'll never make it. I used to effectively read at 10 pages an hour for 9 rigorous hours a day till November 15th, but since November 15th to today I'm reading at 8 pages in 4 hours and I'm deviating a lot. 

My parents are spending a lot on me sir, they are doing a lot for me, they've even taken a separate space for me so that I can study peacefully, it is very painful that I'm not able to focus sir. They are sacrificing a lot for me, instead of helping them .......Please sir I need your guidance, I know I can do it but I'm not able to study. I need your help sir please do tell me how I can get back to my phase?

Dear xxxxxxxxxx

1. try not to hv too many financial burdens..   prefer to join a good study hall.. 

2. being alone may also put u down and make u slow.. so every evening take time off from studies

time 5-8, 10-1, 3-6 are adequate study schedules.. during breaks/evening help parents and spend time for urself 

3. be happy that ur parents are supporting you.. ur obligations towards ur parents will also come in ur later settled life

4.  civils needs 2 points a)what we need to know we should learn for exam and write test series.. it is an assessment

b) what we couldnt answer we need to browse net/texts and update/upgrade

Finally remember who we are with a neversaydiespirit

Best Wishes

Whether Lives of Others Can be Bettered is a Doubt in Many Minds.. I read this and want u to read it...

               Phani Siddha

@ Super Sixty IAS Academy

                   Hyd 

Steering through success

A. SHRIKUMAR

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The HinduTORCHBEARER: Anand Kumar. Photo: G. Moorthy

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education

human interest

Maths wizard and Super 30 founder Anand Kumar speaks his mind out on society, education and innovation

‘Where there is a will, there is a way'— is perhaps easier said than done. We always need someone to show the way. Anand Kumar has been that someone in many lives.

Through an innovative initiative called ‘super 30', he has towed hundreds of underprivileged students out of poverty and led them into IITs. What started as a classroom activity in Bihar has now sparked into a revolution echoing across the globe.

“Education is an empowering weapon and every individual's right. Economic status shouldn't come in the way” asserts, Anand, in town for the National Students' Quality Circles Convention, organized by the Lakshmi Vidya Sangham.

Crazy about mathematics, Anand displayed extraordinary skills in solving problems even as a child. As a student of Patna Science College in 1992, when he started the Ramanujam school of Mathematics, a club, he had little idea that it would take shape into a full-fledged training programme.

“After my graduation, I got a merit seat at Cambridge University for higher studies. But, having lost my father early and clutched tight in the claws of poverty, I had no choice but to drop the offer” he narrates his misfortune.

Fuelled by sheer grit, he surged with new enthusiasm and took it up as a challenge to change norms of the society and destiny. This led to the formation of Super 30, an initiative that provides free coaching, food and lodging to 30 talented students from financially weak backgrounds annually. Eligibility to enter the programme is Class XII pass and poor family status.

Every year, Super 30 receives 3,000 applications of which 30 real talents are selected through an entrance test. The exam has 40 objective questions from Class XI syllabus of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics but the paper is set in a tricky way to check thinking skills. Anand handpicks and trains them for IIT JEE entrance exam.

Old students of Super 30 also take up the responsibility of teaching new batches. Currently, Super 30 has four permanent teachers. Anand rues the poor participation of girl children and hopes to see more of them in his future super batches.

Anand runs his pet programme with the money earned from tutoring school students, thrice a week. His mother Jayanti Devi cooks food for the entire lot and his brother Pranav Kumar looks after the Management. He tutors four batches of 500 pupils at a time charging a nominal Rs.4,000 per student per year.

So far, 212 students from Super 30 have got into IITs, which includes all 30 from last three batches. “We did not reach here on a bed of roses. We face opposition even now. But when success brings a smile on the faces of these poor students, depressions fade,” he says, remembering one of his talented students Shyam who was frustrated with the crime-infested society and wanted to enter Naxalism. But after joining Super 30 he got into IIT, and today earns a pay packet of Rs.10 lakhs per month.

He attributes his achievements to unconventional approach in teaching, passion and hard work and suitable learning environment. Unlike other teachers, Anand teaches his students to look at a maths problem from various angles and come up with multiple ways to solve.

“At super 30 we just prepare them for IIT but will like to introduce life skills too. But students are left with no extra time to indulge in other things except studies”. According to him, once the person reaches competitive places like IIT, skills bloom on their own.

As a tip Anand urges every teacher to be devoted to the cause of preparing students for life, “Every parent wants a good teacher for their kids but none want them to become teachers. But it is in the hands of teachers to motivate students to take up teaching”.

“My strife has taken a new turn. Dreams have grown bigger and making them into reality seems nearer. I would like to open a school for the poor” he beams. Having not taken a penny from any Government agencies or NGOs, Anand is now ready to accept any offer of land to open his dream school. Now super 30 is internationally recognized and Anand is a known face among India's stardom, but this does not give him a high but keeps him more grounded and rooted to his cause. Being the God and guide, he has redirected many lost lives into chapters of ‘happy ever afters'.

Keywords: Super 30, Anand Kumar, IIT training

HUNGER

              Phani Siddha

@ Super Sixty IAS Academy

                   Hyd 

Hi friends, How are you ..

THERE ARE 500 CRORE PEOPLE ON EARTH WHO HAVE ADEQUATE TO EAT
AND
THERE ARE 200 CRORE PEOPLE WHO CANT ACCESS MINIMUM FOOD..

WE FEEL HELPLESS AND THINK THE SITUATION CANT BE IMPROVED????

WELL EACH ONE OF US STARTS PROVIDING FOOD TO A HUNGRY MAN
ONCE IN TWO DAYS.. AND THE WHOLE WORLD WILL CHANGE..
THIS ISNT A BIG DEAL IF WE CAN REDUCE OUR GREED A BIT AND START
THINKING THAT EARNING IS ONE PART IN LIFE AND SHARING IS THE OTHER

Each One Of Us Is The Messenger..

HUNGER...          

                           HUNGER IS THE WORST EVIL IN THIS WORLD...

                           IF YOU EVER DECIDE TO FIGHT AGAINST ANYTHING, ANYONE

                           THEN LET IT BE AGAINST IT

                           I WILL BE YOUR FIRST FAN TO JOIN YOU IN YOUR ENDEAVOUR

                           THINK NOT, WORRY NOT, THAT THE GOAL IS TOO BIG OR SEEMS TO BE                          

                           UNSURMOUNTABLE

           

                          LET THAT DREAM OF A LIFETIME BE BIGGER THAN OUR LIVES 

                           THE PURPOSE OF STATES/COUNTRIES, GOVERNMENTS,

                          WELFARE ORIENTED PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONS ACROSS THE WORLD IS 

                          DEFEATED WHEN SOMEONE, SOMETHING, SOMEWHERE DIES OF HUNGER

PURPOSE

               Phani Siddha

@ Super Sixty IAS Academy

                   Hyd 

Everyone wants a Job... Everyone says Mee, Mee, Mee,
YOU SHALL DECIDE YOUR JOB WITH FIRST YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE IN MIND,,,

FIRST HAVE PURPOSE OF THIS LIFE, WHAT YOU WANT TO USE THIS LIFE FOR,,,

THEN CHOSE YOUR 'JOB' TO REACH YOUR PURPOSE,,,

FORTUNE AND FAME WILL COME BY WITHOUT ASKING,,,

WHEN SOMEONE SAYS I WANT TO VANQUISH POVERTY OFF THIS EARTH,,,

             SOMEONE SAYS THERE SHALL BE NO ONE WITHOUT RECEIVING LOVE,,,

ONE SAYS " I SHALL PROVIDE THE WHOLE WORLD WITH BASIC MEDICARE WITHOUT ANYONE MISSING OUT",

ONE SAYS,  I WILL CLOTHE THE WORLD'S POOR,

AND ONE SAYS, NO ONE SHALL BE SHELTER LESS OR UNPROTECTED...

WELL, I THINK, THESE ARE PURPOSES WORTH LIVING

THINK GLOBAL SCALE, EVEN THOUGH OUR ACTIONS IN THE INITIAL STAGE MAY BE LOCAL



  

LIFE'S GAME CHANGER

              Phani Siddha

@ Super Sixty IAS Academy

                   Hyd 

FOR YOU,

MY DEAR STUDENTS,

SOMETHING THAT IS PRECIOUS, ETERNALLY TRUE,

LIFE'S GAME CHANGER:

WHAT WE CAN DO, OR DREAM WE CAN, LETS BEGIN IT;

BOLDNESS HAS GENIUS, POWER AND MAGIC IN IT.

                                                            -  JOHANN WOLFGANG -

Fairness over Deceit

              Phani Siddha

@ Super Sixty IAS Academy

                   Hyd 

By all means Fairness wins over Deceit,

Deceit is clearly seen and is nvr trusted

Fairness in dealings is appreciated and a person adored......