Dear Friends and Students
Every year many bright and deserved students lose seats at various premium institutions or job loss due to various reasons, genuine or petty or gross (Last Minute Arrival or Health issues or Financial Issues or Awareness Issues, etc.). They are not highlighted much or become limelight as there is no persistency in the recovery efforts! However, Siddhant’s case is different!
Just to recap, Siddhant Batra, got 270 rank in IIT JEE, joined IIT Bombay, and opted for EEE. A couple of years back, Batra lost his single mother, scored 96% in CBSE I2th. 18-year-old Siddhant Batra mistakenly clicked the 'withdraw' link from the online admission process and lost his seat in IIT Bombay. Batra had initially approached Bombay High Court but IIT-Bombay refused to admit Batra’s action to be a mistake. Then, Batra applied to the Supreme Court.
We need to profusely thank Supreme Court for its timely and swift judgment in restoring the seat without any loss to the academic year! This is what termed as “HOPE FULFILLED”!
This reminds me of the story, Power of Determination: Read this story as-is from the blog: “A Sparrow laid her eggs on the shore of the ocean, but the big ocean carried away the eggs on its waves. Sparrow got seriously upset and asked the ocean to return her eggs. Ocean did not consider her appeal. So the sparrow decided to dry up the ocean. She began to pick out the water in her small beak, and everyone laughed at her for her impossible determination. The news of her activity spread, and at last Garuda, the gigantic bird carrier of Lord Vishnu heard it. He became compassionate towards his small sister bird, and so he came to see the sparrow. Garuda was very pleased by the determination of the small sparrow, and he promised to help. Thus Garuda at once asked the ocean to return her eggs lest he himself take up the work of the sparrow. The ocean was frightened at this and returned the eggs. Thus the sparrow became happy by the grace of Garuda”. (ultimate-self-realization.blogspot.com)
Here, I am not comparing who is Sparrow, Ocean, or Garuda. Please understand the subtle aspect of the HOPE in this story. If we do something from Heart, someone (if you believe, it could be God else some supernatural power) definitely hears and responds. I had this experience multiple times in my life. I am sure you might have experienced this.
Dr. Ivan Misner says Hope is more powerful than fear. Hope contains faith, patience, and waiting. It might hurt or make us happy but it is the most powerful weapon.
Dear Siddhant Batra
Congratulations on getting 270 All India JEE Rank! It is an amazing achievement. I am really appreciating your tenacity. By this age, you have experienced major learnings both from personal and professional life. These issues are not ordinary obstacles in your life but they are big life lessons. You Mastered Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Life! 4 subjects in 2 years’ time!
You became most experienced at the age of 18 years old whereas your friends/students of this age are still struggling to understand basic life and minimum responsibilities. In spite of your personal loss in the last 2 years, still you made it this high, which shows how deterministic you are in your life goals.
Keep Going, Keep Hoping, Keep Consolidating! Best wishes to You Siddhant.
Your well-wisher
Ravi Saripalle
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Source Inspiration: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sc-relief-for-student-who-lost-iit-b-seat/story-lV71vOZtfw4SoK4pDWgX8L.html
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