By Anil Sharma, IANS
Jodhpur : Where there is a will there is a way. The adage goes well with Anubhav Varshne, a physically challenged man in his early 30s who has set an example for such people.
Varshne, a resident of Jodhpur, runs a coaching institute for MBBS and engineering aspirants. He provides financial assistance to handicapped students and the children of physically challenged parents.
"I was just 17 and pursuing the first year of MBBS when I met with an accident which led to the paralysis of the lower half of my body," Varshne told IANS.
His life came to a standstill for almost four years but he was undeterred. With sheer determination, Varshne started teaching physics to the students of Class 10 and 12 to earn a living.
"The accident changed my life but I was determined to move ahead. After completing my graduation and post graduation, I started preparing for the Rajasthan Administrative Services (RAS) Examination," he said.
His efforts bore fruit and he secured the 32nd rank in the 1998 examination but still life was not a smooth ride for him.
He was declared medically unfit and told that in the RAS there was no post suitable for a person in a wheel chair.
"I knocked every possible door for help but every effort went in vain. Finally, then chief minister Ashok Gehlot helped me get an administrative job," Varshne said.
In 2000, he was posted to Jodhpur as assistant director of the department of labour and employment. But he decided to quit that bureaucratic position.
"I faced some opposition from my colleagues and also my mother, but teaching was my first love. So Deeksha classes was born in 2003," he added.
Today, he manages all the work of the institute and also teaches physics. More than 700 students from different parts of India study at his institute each year and over 100 of them get through medical and engineering entrance examinations.
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