Unemployed BE finds a career in E publishing

Iswarya is an engineering graduate who was not able to find any job, despite her engineering degree. Her father was a salesperson and her mother a homemaker. She has an elder sister and a younger brother. The family lived in Redhills.

It was in one of her routine travel to an interview, she met a staff of Sevalaya at a bus stop. She came to know about the free course in E-publishing offered by Sevalaya’s Community College in Ambattur.

“I was desperately looking for a job. When I came to know that Sevalaya is offering free course and also assuring placement, I thought of giving it a try as I had nothing to lose and everything to gain if I got a job as promised. I went to the college the next day and learnt all about the E publishing course and its scope. Then I decided to join” says Iswarya.

“The course was for 3 months. Apart from the subject, we were also taught yoga, craft making, and spoken English. There were many guest lectures and industrial visits. I got more exposure during this course, than during my engineering course. As a part of the course, I did internship at Flatirons Jouve, the technical partner of Sevalaya.

On successful completion of the course, I got a job offer from Flatirons Jouve with a good salary package. Within a short period, I proved my worth by my sincere work and won the Shining Star of the year Award. In fact, I have won this award twice.  

I am thankful to Sevalaya for the opportunity provided to me and to many more underprivileged youngsters like me. Sevalaya has changed my life and I am proud to say that I was a student of Sevalaya.” says a beaming Iswarya

Continuing the chain of compassion

Srimathi S hails from a small town in Trichy District. Her parents are daily wage earners. She completed XII Std in the Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School in that small town. '' I had no conducive atmosphere at home to study nor did I get any proper guidance from the school regarding choice of course for higher studies or any career counselling” says Srimathi.

Despite these disadvantages, she has a very bright academic record. She stood third in school with a score of 90% in X Std and was the school topper in XII with 90%. “I owe all this to my mentor Parvathy V Iyer. She was a resident of my town. In the evenings she used to provide space in her house for many poor school children to study. Everyday evening many children will gather in her house to complete homework and study. I was one of them. She provided snacks to all of us and also talked to us about the importance of education, how we should focus on studies and come up in life with good careers. Her care and affection helped me to study properly and set my life goals." she observes.

She completed B.Sc Maths from a college in Trichy and secured second rank in the University with 93%. While pursuing degree course she was selected as an apprentice trainee by Wipro. Wipro had introduced this programme for rural students. "I shifted to Chennai. Monday to Friday I attended Wipro training. On weekends I attended classes for MS Degree of BITS, PILANI. I was paid a stipend by Wipro as also the fee for the course. I passed MS with 73% After my contract period with WIPRO, I changed companies and now I am a Senior Software Engineer in Panasonic, Singapore.

I was introduced to Sevalaya by K Muthuramakrishnan, relative of my mentor Parvathy V Iyer. I am impressed by the services of Sevalaya for the underprivileged kids. I know how much it means to them. If proper guidance is given to rural underprivileged students, they will shine in any field. I am a living example for that. I have resolved to support Sevalaya. I wish Sevalaya Godspeed", concludes Srimathi.