IT'S not surprising that IIT-JEE topper A Jithendar Reddy's favourite
film is 3 Idiots. He says he is more Rancho than Chatur. He did submit
himself to the rigours of preparing for IIT-JEE as Chatur, the
industrious one in that film, would have, but at the same time he was
more likely to stay away from classes, like Rancho, the prodigal, if the
proceedings were a bit dull.
At heart, though, the boy from Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, identifies
himself with Aamir Khan's character in the film, and wishes to follow in
the footsteps of Rancho and become a renowned scientist in electronics
and communications engineering (ECE).
To make it to the top in
IIT-JEE, Jithendar put in stiff 12-hour days at his training institute
topped up with two hours of study at home. Yet he found time to play,
watch IPL matches, chat with friends and watch movies. He too
had fanciful notions of becoming a cricketer like M S Dhoni or a
celebrity like Shahrukh Khan, but in the final stretch to IIT-JEE, he
homed in on his real metier: Science and Mathematics. Jithendar is clear
what he will do at IIT, opt for ECE. And then, higher studies at
Massacussetts Institute of Technology.Later, I will return to India
to work for my country," he says. "I want to harness the latest ideas in
electronics and communications for the benefit of our people."
Jithendar was always a topper, Chemistry and Math being his favourite
subjects. Mum and Dad are proud. Father A Ramachandra Reddy, is a
professor at National Institute of Technology in Warangal.Mother
Sobha is a government school teacher. "He got the top rank due to his
intelligence rather than hard work. We never forced him to take up
IIT-JEE. We encouraged him to do what he likes," says `Dad'.
Mouli Mareedu
moulimareedu@gmail.com
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