From slums to Bristol streets: A scholar's tale of resilience

Growing up in a slum didn’t deter her from pursuing studies ina prestigious institution overseas, narrates Sudhir Suryawanshi

- Sudhir Suryawanshi

I am terribly missing my father, who was against my schooling. He had a different and very dogmatic view that teaching girls means no use; it’s better to get them married and live a happy life with their husband, said Triveni Dhamdhare, who got selected for a British Government-sponsored Chevening Scholarship. She is the only girl from Maharashtra who got selected for this one-year programme.

Triveni, who landed a week before in London, is pursuing her MSc in Data Science at the University of Bristol, in the United Kingdom. She is making a milestone not only for her family but also for her entire community. Her father passed away three years ago.