Inspiring journey of Bhavya Shah, visually impaired boy making waves after Samay Raina's India's Got Latent
Here is the inspiring journey of Bhavya Shah, a visually impaired comedian who pursued education at Stanford University of the USA and is now making waves after his appearance on Samay Raina's India's Got Latent.
In the recent episode of Samay Raina's India's Got Latent, a visually impaired comedian Bhavya Shah won everyone's hearts. His constant digs at the guest judge and internet sensation Deepak Kalal won the audience's hearts. So much so that, now Raina himself is following the blind comedian on Instagram. Before this, Raina was only following one person which was Kalal.
Here's the inspiring journey of Bhavya Shah
As he mentioned on the show, he wasn't blind by birth. While he joked, he became "pyaar mein andha", the reality is that he became fully blind when he was 12 years old. But that didn't stop him from doing what he loved.
Fully blind at the age 12
"I was fully blind as of the age of 12. I had a crash in vision loss and lots of trips to the ophthalmologist and eye opticians from the age of five to 11. But by the time, I was 12, I had become fully blind. Up till then, I had studied in mainstream school. So, a school with all sighted students where no blind student had ever really studied before so this was going to be a new experience for me."
Scored 93.4 percent in class 10th
He continued studying at Gopi Birla Memorial School of South Bombay and secured a massive 93.4 percent in his class 10th. He used a computer instead of a physical notebook to write his answers. "I touch type instead of writing and my computer is equipped with a screen reading software that verbalises everything on the display for me which helps me in making tables, write chemical equations, research, access textbook material, and just about everything I desire,¡± Bhavya was quoted as saying by Asian Age.
Did his post-graduation from Stanford University
Because of the impact that technology had on his life, he went on to study computer science and engineering. He then prepared for JEE and applied for IIT. He did his graduation with a Bachelor's in Mathematical and Computational Science and master of science in MS, Computer science (Artificial Intelligence track) from Stanford University, USA.
Other interests
As per his LinkedIn Bio, he is a "World champion in debate" and has "worked at World Bank HQ and Meta (reality Labs), and experienced quantitative social science researcher." Furthermore, he is also "recognized by companies like Google, Microsoft, and Goldman Sachs for my scholarship and leadership." Not just that, Bhavya Shah is also "passionate about emerging technologies, product strategy, and trust and safety." He is "fluent in Python and C++, proficient in Stata and R, and mathematically mature" and has a "strong communication, stakeholder management, and UX research skills."
Apart from this, he has also learned Spanish and has taken acting classes as well, which he finds to be a fun activity. Of course, he is also a budding comedian.
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