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#SurendranKPattel, an Indian-origin attorney in Texas, was born to daily wagers in #Kerala's Kasaragod and worked as a labourer through school and college to help them.⁠⁠

While in his teens, he and his sister dropped out of school and rolled beedis to earn money. Image
But that tough period changed his view, and he decided to resume studying after a year-long break.⁠

He enrolled himself at a college but still had to continue working. His attendance suffered, and professors refused to let him sit for exams.⁠
But by this time, Pattel was aspiring to be a lawyer and pleaded with his teachers to give him a chance.⁠

"I told them that if I do not score well, I will discontinue," Pattel told The Week. "But when the results came, I was a topper. The teachers cooperated after that.
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