Ranchi: As a housekeeping boy at a non-descript hotel in Jamshedpur, Satish Chandra Buriuly, had never dreamt of a Rs 10 lakh job offer. But with a degree from Indian Institute of Management Ranchi, he now has two equally lucrative job offers to choose from.
This became possible because of Buriuly’s 10 years of undaunted struggle and undying support of his girlfriend. Buriuly’s tale is a story of “agonic hardships”, “committed love” and “super success”.
Things were fine till 1999. Till this time Buriuly had just two degrees, matriculation with 51% marks in 1996 and intermediate with 50% marks in 1999. Due to unavoidable reasons he had to take a one-year break from studies.
“After my father’s death in 2000, my destiny took extreme turns. I worked as a housekeeping boy, as a door-to-door salesman, as a school van driver, and as a temporary computer operator,” Buriuly, 32, told TOI at the expansive IIM-Ranchi campus.
Buriuly hails from tribal dominated Chaibasa, headquarter of West Singhbhum district. Before IIM-Ranchi, Buriuly was academically average and had a Hindi medium academic background.
“It was beyond my dreams. I could see nothing. I could hear nothing. I could feel nothing. It was like a fantasy,” said Buriuly whose mother had died when he was 3-year-old. His stepmother brought up Buriuly.
“I had to abandon further studies in 2000. I had just passed my intermediate then. I was the eldest son and I had to run from pillar to post to get pension for my ‘mother’,” Buriuly said narrating his story.
This 5-member Buriuly family was now dependent on their small landholdings for two square meals daily. “In Chaibasa only paddy is grown. It is grown only once in a year. It was not enough and we were deep into credit,” Buriuly recalled.
In 2001 hunger drove Buriuly to Jamshedpur in search of jobs. “I was in desperate need and I did odd jobs to earn Rs 1500 to 2000 per month. Nothing worked. I was frustrated,” said Buriuly while looking back on his life.
Someone suggested me to learn computer and I did. “I worked at a computer institute for meagre sums in 2003 in Jamshedpur. In 2006 I got a computer operator’s job on temporary basis in Noamundi,” said Buriuly. During this period this tribal boy bought a used van. “I drove it myself and carried school children to make additional money,” recalled the IIM graduate.
“I was not ready to accept this as my destiny. At times I used to worry and break down,” admitted Buriuly.
But there is someone who will never allow Satish to break down. “It is my love. When I had nothing and no one was around, she was always there to stand by me,” said Buriuly.
“She is 30. Despite tremendous pressure from her family for marriage, she is still single. She has been waiting for me through these year,” Buriuly told TOI with moist eyes.
Buriuly’s girlfriend got job of a teacher at a government high school last year. She even financed Satish’s sundry expanses during his second year at IIM. Satish did not divulge details about his girlfriend to protect her identity. “I will name her in public only after I marry her,” he said.
It was his girlfriend who motivated him to do graduation. “I took admission in Tata College Chaibasa for degree course in 2006. I had to start study all over again after six years,” he said. Unable to speak English in 2006, Buriuly also started going to an English spoken class.
In 2009, Buriuly cleared CAT with 80.8 percentile. Thanks to quotas for Scheduled Tribe he made it to IIM. It was through the help of his acquaintances that Buriuly deposited Rs 1.10 lakh for admission to IIM.
An IT company has made an offer while a leading manufacturer of handmade carpets has made another offer. “We are very proud of this boy,” said IIM Ranchi director MJ Xavier.
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This became possible because of Buriuly’s 10 years of undaunted struggle and undying support of his girlfriend. Buriuly’s tale is a story of “agonic hardships”, “committed love” and “super success”.
Things were fine till 1999. Till this time Buriuly had just two degrees, matriculation with 51% marks in 1996 and intermediate with 50% marks in 1999. Due to unavoidable reasons he had to take a one-year break from studies.
“After my father’s death in 2000, my destiny took extreme turns. I worked as a housekeeping boy, as a door-to-door salesman, as a school van driver, and as a temporary computer operator,” Buriuly, 32, told TOI at the expansive IIM-Ranchi campus.
Buriuly hails from tribal dominated Chaibasa, headquarter of West Singhbhum district. Before IIM-Ranchi, Buriuly was academically average and had a Hindi medium academic background.
“It was beyond my dreams. I could see nothing. I could hear nothing. I could feel nothing. It was like a fantasy,” said Buriuly whose mother had died when he was 3-year-old. His stepmother brought up Buriuly.
“I had to abandon further studies in 2000. I had just passed my intermediate then. I was the eldest son and I had to run from pillar to post to get pension for my ‘mother’,” Buriuly said narrating his story.
This 5-member Buriuly family was now dependent on their small landholdings for two square meals daily. “In Chaibasa only paddy is grown. It is grown only once in a year. It was not enough and we were deep into credit,” Buriuly recalled.
In 2001 hunger drove Buriuly to Jamshedpur in search of jobs. “I was in desperate need and I did odd jobs to earn Rs 1500 to 2000 per month. Nothing worked. I was frustrated,” said Buriuly while looking back on his life.
Someone suggested me to learn computer and I did. “I worked at a computer institute for meagre sums in 2003 in Jamshedpur. In 2006 I got a computer operator’s job on temporary basis in Noamundi,” said Buriuly. During this period this tribal boy bought a used van. “I drove it myself and carried school children to make additional money,” recalled the IIM graduate.
“I was not ready to accept this as my destiny. At times I used to worry and break down,” admitted Buriuly.
But there is someone who will never allow Satish to break down. “It is my love. When I had nothing and no one was around, she was always there to stand by me,” said Buriuly.
“She is 30. Despite tremendous pressure from her family for marriage, she is still single. She has been waiting for me through these year,” Buriuly told TOI with moist eyes.
Buriuly’s girlfriend got job of a teacher at a government high school last year. She even financed Satish’s sundry expanses during his second year at IIM. Satish did not divulge details about his girlfriend to protect her identity. “I will name her in public only after I marry her,” he said.
It was his girlfriend who motivated him to do graduation. “I took admission in Tata College Chaibasa for degree course in 2006. I had to start study all over again after six years,” he said. Unable to speak English in 2006, Buriuly also started going to an English spoken class.
In 2009, Buriuly cleared CAT with 80.8 percentile. Thanks to quotas for Scheduled Tribe he made it to IIM. It was through the help of his acquaintances that Buriuly deposited Rs 1.10 lakh for admission to IIM.
An IT company has made an offer while a leading manufacturer of handmade carpets has made another offer. “We are very proud of this boy,” said IIM Ranchi director MJ Xavier.
alokknmishra@gmail.com
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