Roorkee: Rahul Singh (22), the son of a migrant worker from Sosandi, a nondescript village in Bihar's Nalanda district, has graduated from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, one of the premier educational institutes in the country.
During the annual convocation of the institute held via digital mode, Rahul, who completed his B. Tech in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, was awarded the President's Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal for social initiatives.
Rahul's 52-year-old father Sunil Singh works at a power loom in Surat on a daily wage basis.
He was compelled to move to Gujarat as the small piece of land which he owned in his village did not fetch him any earning to support the family.
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Apart from being academically brilliant, Rahul has always been inclined towards the welfare of society and his zeal led him to become the General Secretary of National Service Scheme (NSS), IIT Roorkee.
Rahul has now won a scholarship to pursue PhD at the University of Utah, United States and teach there as an assistant professor.
Professor Ajit K Chaturvedi, Director, IIT Roorkee said that with his great leadership and managerial skills, Rahul led a team of around 1,000 students and liaised with several college administrations, government officers, and NGOs in carrying out various events.
His various initiatives in the field of Youth Leadership has been widely acknowledged through awards and honours across platforms, added Chaturvedi.
(With inputs from IANS)
