Daughter of petrol pump attendant in Kerala bags seat in IIT Kanpur, netizens shower praise
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Arya, who hails from Kerala, is the daughter of IOC customer attendant S Rajagopalan, while her mother KK Sobhana works at Bajaj motors.
New Delhi: An inspiring tale came to limelight recently after Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) Chairman Shrikant Madhav Vaidya shared a picture of his employee along with his daughter who bagged a seat in IIT Kanpur for higher studies.
Arya, who hails from Kerala, is the daughter of IOC customer attendant S Rajagopalan. Citing Mathrubhumi, the Indian Express reported that Rajagopalan has been employed at the IOC fuel station at Payyanur in Kannur district for the last twenty years, while her mother KK Sobhana works at Bajaj motors.
Arya will pursue M.Tech in Petrochemical Engineering at IIT Kanpur, the report added.
