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Rural Sikh girl had a dream,
realises via IT
Amritsar,
Punjab: “I want to do something significant for my state Punjab
after completing my study in UK”. These were the words of Jasvir
Kaur, a Sikh Punjabi girl, who left for UK on a scholarship,
provided by University of Wolver Hampton, to pursue her higher
studies.
Belonging to a
middle-class family, Jasvir is a role model for students who dare to
dream big and then work towards it with unflinching devotion.
Hailing from a remote village, Kotli Than Singh, near Jalandhar, she
completed her basic studies from a government school in her village.
She never wanted to stop right there.
She had a dream,
to go to college and pursue a career in IT sector. But she did not
know how to achieve it as she was well aware of the fact that her
father, with his mediocre earnings, would not be able to afford her
studies.
However, the ray
of hope came in form of Prof Harbans Singh Bolina, who spotted her
outside the office of principal of
Lyallpur Khalsa
College, Jalandhar. The philanthropist not only sponsored her
three-year education but was also offered his valuable guidance to
the girl. And indeed Jasvir did not disappoint him.
She is one of
the two students from
Punjab who have
been selected by the delegates of
University
of Wolver
Hampton,
who were here to meet the Chief Minister, who had urged them to
provide scholarships to bright students who hail from a weak
economic background. Jasvir has been picked up for MSc (Computer
Science) course and will get a scholarship of Rs 8lakh. Before
leaving for UK from Amritsar, she gave all credit of her success to
Prof Bolina.
Courtesy SikhSangat.com
14 January 2009
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