Making Papa Proud: Kolhapur Auto Rickshaw Driver's Son To Pass Out From NDA Today
Shashikant Sarthak&rsquos son from Kolhapur has secured the fourth position in the overall merit list at the 136th course at National Defence Academy. He will be commissioned as a lieutenant in the Indian Army once he completes one year advanced military training course.
An auto rickshaw driver¡¯s son from Kolhapur has secured the fourth position in the overall merit list at the 136th course at National Defence Academy. Sarthak Dhawan, who also excelled in military training, will pass out from NDA (National Defence Academy) today.
¡°My son has made us proud today. It¡¯s a dream come true for us,¡± Shashikant, Sarthak¡¯s father told the Times Of India.
Shashikant has been driving auto rickshaw in Kolhapur for the past three decades. He gives full credit to his son, who was strong and did not lose his focus when his mother died in a tragic accident four years ago.
¡°It came as a big shock, but he did not shift his focus from studies and cracked the NDA entrance on his first attempt. Now, he is on his way to becoming an army officer,¡± Shashikant added.
Sarthak, a Romeo squadron cadet, studied at the St Xavier¡¯s High School in Kolhapur and completed his HSC from the Services Preparatory School in Aurangabad. He said that it was his childhood dream to become an army officer. ¡°So, I joined the Maharashtra Cadet Corps (MCC) in school and studied at the SPS to prepare for the NDA entrance exam,¡± Sarthak told TOI.
While giving a speech, Sarthak got emotional and remembered his mother. ¡°She would have loved to see me in this uniform,¡± he said.
He will be commissioned as a lieutenant in the Indian Army once he completes one year advanced military training course at IMA (Indian Military Academy) in Dehradun.
