A True Story - Ek Cup Chai ( One Cup of Tea)

Chotu...ek cup chai lana ( Chotu, Please bring one cup of Tea)

When Raju was 13, he came to Mumbai to support his family. In Mumbai, he used to serve tea in offices. One day, one of the companies where he served tea, hired him as an office assistant. 

He was a class 6th dropout so they assigned him works like serving tea and coffee in the office, opening the office, cleaning and other odd jobs. But, Raju got a spark to learn and improve his life. He studied after his work hours and gave exams for clearing Class Xth. He failed in first attempt but didn't lose hope and cleared the exam in 2nd attempt. After that he cleared 10+2 through distance education. 

Not only this, side by side, he also learned about web development and the company made the wise decision of promoting him as a Web Developer.  Now, he is pursuing his graduation in commerce from Mumbai University. He is happily married and has a one-year old son. He wants to give his son a better education. So, he still has the fire to keep learning and improve his quality of life.

This is the story of Mr. Raju Yadav who is a web developer for Shaadi.com. I read about him few months ago and you can find news articles about him by googling " Raju Yadav Shaadi.com"

This story has inspired me to encourage two of our office boys to continue their education. They were also inspired from his story. Let's hope we get many more Raju. It has been rightly said that

"Jinke honslo mein udaan hoti hai wo aasmaan ki uchayion se nahi darte  "

( Those who have strong determination are not afraid of the challenges ahead of them)