Prayagraj: After TOI news report highlighted the plight of Aashik Jayswal, a youth from Nepal, qualifying for admission in IIM-Ahmedabad but being unable to get a loan to pay the fee, many good samaritans came forward to help him.
24-year-old Aashik hails from a farming family of Dahiyar village in Nepal. After completing BSc in agriculture from SHUATS, Naini, he has got selected for two-year PGP course in Food and Agri Business Management of IIM-A.
Aashik and his family have no means to pay Rs 24 lakh course fee in total. He had to deposit Rs 3.8 lakh for the first semester.
His father, a teacher, has a small land holding, which barely feeds the joint family of 17 members.
“After Times of India highlighted my problem, I received help from several corners. A businessman and an NGO from Ahmedabad, another businessman from Nagpur and an entrepreneur from Nepal have come forward to help,” said Aashik.
The Ahmedabad-based NGO wants to remain anonymous patron of Ashik who did BSc on Indian Council for Cultural Relations scholarship.
A 67 year old businessman from Ahmedabad Pankaj Mashruwala, who also helped, was trapped in similar conditions in 1969 when he was unable to pay fee for his graduation.
“My friends paid my fee. After doing my BSc in 1975, I started my business with a loan of Rs 4,000 from a relative. I decided to pay the fee of his first semester at IIM-A,” Pankaj told TOI.
“He said he would return the money after completing studies, but I said he should keep the chain moving by helping someone else in life,” he added.
Another businessman from Nagpur, K S Cheema, has offered loan of the remaining fee of entire course.
An entrepreneur running an education firm at Kathmandu, Diwesh Bothra has also promised help to Aashik.
“Someone shared the link of the news on social media which immediately grabbed my attention and I decided to help this boy by taking care of the funds for one term of his course. We have been sponsoring and helping a number of students from our country to go to India and other countries for higher studies,” said Bothra, founding director of JD Group of companies.
24-year-old Aashik hails from a farming family of Dahiyar village in Nepal. After completing BSc in agriculture from SHUATS, Naini, he has got selected for two-year PGP course in Food and Agri Business Management of IIM-A.
Aashik and his family have no means to pay Rs 24 lakh course fee in total. He had to deposit Rs 3.8 lakh for the first semester.
His father, a teacher, has a small land holding, which barely feeds the joint family of 17 members.
“After Times of India highlighted my problem, I received help from several corners. A businessman and an NGO from Ahmedabad, another businessman from Nagpur and an entrepreneur from Nepal have come forward to help,” said Aashik.
The Ahmedabad-based NGO wants to remain anonymous patron of Ashik who did BSc on Indian Council for Cultural Relations scholarship.
A 67 year old businessman from Ahmedabad Pankaj Mashruwala, who also helped, was trapped in similar conditions in 1969 when he was unable to pay fee for his graduation.
“My friends paid my fee. After doing my BSc in 1975, I started my business with a loan of Rs 4,000 from a relative. I decided to pay the fee of his first semester at IIM-A,” Pankaj told TOI.
“He said he would return the money after completing studies, but I said he should keep the chain moving by helping someone else in life,” he added.
Another businessman from Nagpur, K S Cheema, has offered loan of the remaining fee of entire course.
An entrepreneur running an education firm at Kathmandu, Diwesh Bothra has also promised help to Aashik.
“Someone shared the link of the news on social media which immediately grabbed my attention and I decided to help this boy by taking care of the funds for one term of his course. We have been sponsoring and helping a number of students from our country to go to India and other countries for higher studies,” said Bothra, founding director of JD Group of companies.
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