Rohan Chajlana is a former student who currently studies in the 7th standard at the Balvantray Mehta Vidya Bhawan, through our ‘Create a Future’ program. His father is a government servant and mother is a homemaker. Below, he describes his passion for boxing in his own words: “One day I was standing on my terrace and saw some children practicing boxing - I was immensely fascinated by their boxing techniques and steps. That was the moment when I decided to join the boxing training club. I received many setbacks and the first and the most unbearable setback was that my parents were against my decision as, for them, education is the most important thing. I tried my level best to convince them, and I did too! I promised them that I will maintain a balance between my studies and my boxing, and I work very hard to keep this balance. I wake up early in the morning at 6, devoting 2 hours to my studies then then attend my tuitions from 10am to 12pm. Then in the evening I straight away go for my boxing training after returning from school at 7:15pm. Then, from 7:30pm to 9:30pm, I am busy at boxing practice. When I reach home, I have my dinner and go to sleep. I am working so hard because boxing is my passion. I want to be a perfect boxer in the future and bring a gold medal in boxing for my country.”
Pratibha is a 10-year-old student, studying in Class V. She lives with her parents and 5 year old sister, Ranak. Her father, Sanjay, studied until class X and is a driver, while her mother, Seema is a homemaker who studied until class XII. Pratibha dreams of being a famous, honest lawyer, and is determined to help the poor, free of charge. She is particularly concerned with the abuse and sexual harassment of young girls in India and hopes to fight for such girls and bring them justice!
Mansi is an 11-year-old student, studying in class V. She lives in a joint-family of 12 members, including 2 brothers and 3 cousins. Her father, Om Prakash is a shopkeeper who has studied up till the 10th standard. Her mother Saroj has also studied till the 10th standard and is a homemaker. She is inspired by her uncle, who is a dancer, and wants to be a dancer as well. Mansi hopes to perform in Bollywood, and in other countries around the world as well. She is confident that one day she will achieve her goal of being a successful dancer, and RWS will be proud to remember her as a former student of their school!