He is Srikanth Bolla, a 24 year old blind entrepreneur from Hyderabad. When he was born, his parents, who were earning Rs 20,000 in a year, were advised to get rid of him, but somehow he survived. 1/n...

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Despite getting 90% in class 10th, he was not allowed to chose Science stream for 1 2th; he sued the State Govt., fought for 6 months, and won the case. He scored 98% with Science in 12th. When llTs and NITS didnt give him hall ticket for writing competitive exams,
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he applied overseas, and got selected in 4 of the best colleges : MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, and Carnegie Mellon. He chose Massachusetts Institute of Technology, received a scholarship, and was MIT's first International blind student.
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After returning from US in 2012, he launched BoIIant Industries, where 60% of employees are poor,physically challenged.This 450 employees company is now worth Rs 50 crore,and recently, Ratan Tata invested in his venture. As per him,"l was made blind by D perception of people

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30 Aug
A Thread 🧵 on overview of India- Afganistan borader and Importance of Durand line..

I was curious to know if India shares it's boundry with Afganistan, hence went into details and sharing this information , hope you may like to know ..
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India shares land borders with seven sovereign nations. The state's Ministry of Home Affairs also recognizes a 106 kilometres. land border with an eighth nation, Afghanistan, as part of its claim of the Kashmir region (see Durand Line).
Durand Line (red coloured)
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#Durand_Line, boundary established in the Hindu Kush in 1893 running through the tribal lands between Afghanistan and British India, marking their respective spheres of influence; in modern times it has marked the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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