Petrol Pump Attendant's Daughter Makes It To IIT Kanpur
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"Arya has made us proud by securing entry in IIT Kanpur," wrote Indian Oil Corporation Chairman Shrikant Madhav Vaidya
Indian Oil Corporation Chairman Shrikant Madhav Vaidya has shared a post of appreciation for a petrol pump attendant daughter's who has secured entry to one of the country's most prestigious institutes for higher education. Arya Rajagopalan, daughter of a customer attendant at an Indian Oil petrol station in Kerala, has made it to IIT Kanpur in a feat that is being widely applauded on social media. Announcing the news, Mr Vaidya wrote on Twitter: "Let me share an inspiring story of Arya, daughter of #IndianOil's customer attendant Mr. Rajagopalan. Arya has made us proud by securing entry in IIT Kanpur." Let me share an inspiring story of Arya, daughter of #IndianOil's customer attendant Mr. Rajagopalan. Arya has made us proud by securing entry in IIT Kanpur.All the best and way to go Arya! pic.twitter.com/GySWfoXmQJ Heartwarming indeed.Arya Rajagopal has done her father Sh Rajagopal Ji & indeed all of us associated with the country's energy sector immensely proud.This exemplary father-daughter duo are an inspiration & role models for Aspirational New India.My best wishes.@IndianOilclhttps://t.co/eiU3U5q5Mjpic.twitter.com/eDTGFhFTcS Congratulations to Ms Arya Rajagopalan and to her proud parents!????????????I also Congratulate and appreciate the Chairman tweeting the news! ????????IOCL may announce 100% scholarship to children of employees who get admission in top 500 universities of the world. How absolutely brilliant. Clearly this segment of determined youth is India's biggest competitive advantage. Inspiring, heartwarming and much needed piece of positivity especially in current times. Best wishes to the young girl, to her family and to IOCL Inspiration to all young people who are working hard to carve a respectable space in life ...#skyisthelimithttps://t.co/GNRI08eZuH
Alongside the post, he shared a picture of the proud father with his daughter, taken at the petrol pump where the former had worked for the last 15 years. "All the best and way to go Arya!" the chairman of Indian Oil tweeted Wednesday.