A Press Release
XXX is barely sixteen and she has already traded in share market, sold premium products through MLM, worked in the hospitality industry , made documentaries and to top it all she is an author of a book. XXX did all this when she took a year’s sabbatical from her studies after tenth standard. XXX says it was all because of her parents Mrs. Savitri Sivakumar and Mr. Sivakumar who wanted her to make a choice of her own on her education and career. Both the parents and the girl were not to be cowed down by peer pressure and the so-called scope of the streams of studies that were before them.
It was not bunking school for a year and having an extended vacation. XXX had a strict regime ranging from workouts at the gym to meeting people in different professions, to attending conferences , reading newspapers daily and building vocabulary . The day usually ended with a 3 hour long study of Maths & Science with the father as the co-learner followed by a look back at the day with the family. It was not all work and no play for XXX, throughout the year, she went on a trip to Mt. Kailash and was also a part of the team which went to Leh, Ladakh and made documentaries on it.
XXX decided to write a book on her experience. And now the book is out on leading online shopping portal amazon.in/com and the e-book is also available across the web. She had the opportunity of meeting one of her Idols , Her Excellency Dr. Kiran Bedi, Lt. Governor of Puducherry and presented her a book. Her Excellency wished her the best and inquired about her future plan. She also met Dr. Sultan Ahmed Ismail a well know Biologist and an Environmentalist and also the Director of Eco Science Research Foundation. Incidentally XXX has also started “The Youth Eco Club” along with her peers with Dr. Sultan as their Mentor. The club collects organic waste from the flat they live and they have started composting. XXX is also working on Android Application that would help students preparing for CAT and exams alike. She is also pursuing her higher secondary education with a leading school in Trichy.
XXX also met Dr. Prafulla Agnihothri, Director, IIM , Tiruchirappalli. He was all praise for her and encouraged her in her journey to success. She recently won the title event “Ms. Mammaria” conducted by a leading engineering college in Trichy . She also won the first prize in the State Level Science Exhibition conducted by a school in Trichy. She is also chosen as “The author of the Year” by the “Brew” Magazine.
The book is being released by Mr. C. K. Kumaravel, CEO & Founder, Naturals, Dr. Prafulla Agnihotri, Director, IIM , Trichy , Mr. Ravi Murugaiah, Chairman Vasan Estates & Mr. Prative Chend, CEO , Care Group of Institutions. At a grand function held at Hotel Sangam on 18th of December 2016, the book release function was accompanied by a panel discussion on “Shaping the Future of Education”. The guests were treated with an intellectual fare of how the system of education could be changed with the concerted effort of the Government, the teachers, the parents & the students.
The front page of her book reads, “I chose not to run in the race, but to create my own space”, we see her making her mark in days to come.