Poverty-stricken Odisha youth sets inspiring example

Sambalpur: Despite being born and brought up in a poor family in Balasingha village under maoist-affected Naktideul block of Sambalpur, Seshadev Kishan has crossed all hurdles to land a job as Research Associate at Gottingen University of Germany after completing his chemical engineering course.

"I never thought that I will one day go to Germany to work as a scientist. My parents have never gone to school. I lost my mother when I was 1 year old and my father died when I was in college. There was not even food to eat. I even worked as a daily labourer to fund my education,” 24-year-old Kishan said.