
Socioeconomic Marginalization in India
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Abhishek
ENGINEERING DEGREE
Abhishek’s father is a driver and his mother works for daily wages. Abhishek sees education as a fundamental investment, and he now has the opportunity to pursue an engineering degree on a Tiyara scholarship.
The GATE exam Abhishek refers to in the video is a General Aptitude Test in Engineering that leads to higher opportunities:
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Samarth
COMMERCE DEGREE
Pursuing a Commerce degree, Samarth aims to become a successful Financial Manager. He enjoys going on treks in the Mussoorie hills near where he lives.
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Sakshi
NURSING DEGREE
Sakshi is pursuing her dream of becoming a nurse. She describes herself as hardworing and says she’d like to help people in any way she can.
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Sharon
Sharon, the daughter of a small-town pastor and homemaker, dreams of serving the sick and poor through a career in nursing but lacks the financial means to afford her education.
She completed intermediate studies with good grades and is now pursuing a B.Sc. Nursing degree to achieve her goal. Her family earns a modest income, and with her father's school closing down, their financial struggles have deepened.