An engineer from IIT, now a farmer

[gaurav_indian]

An engineer from IIT, now a farmer

Off-beat is in. The oft beaten track, not so.

One of the most interesting themes at this year's Pan-IIT event was the session on rural transformation. IITians who have chosen an offbeat career hogged the limelight at the event. In this series, we feature some of the IITians who preferred to be different, rather than get into a corporate rat race.

The star at the event was R Madhavan, an alumnus of IIT-Madras. This is Madhavan's success story as a farmer. . .


I had a passion for agriculture even when I was young. I don't know how my love for agriculture started. I only know that I have always been a nature lover.

I used to have a garden even when I was a teenager. So, from a home garden, a kitchen garden, I gradually became a farmer! My mother used to be very happy with the vegetables I grew.

http://specials.rediff.com/money/200...w-a-farmer.htm

[Faun]

wise man !

[Ecstasy]

Great story..

[ico]

lool

Nice man.

[Vishal Patil]

a different story, definitely this is worth a movie..

[alexanderthegreat]

Not that I am envious or jealous but HOW IN THE BLAZING HELL COULD HE DO THAT!!!!! He just... well... occupied a seat in the IITs. That seat could've gone to someone who actually wanted to become an engineer. Its due to confused and unsure people like these that many others don't get the chance! He shouldn't have gone for IIT in the first place. He could have got some degree in agricultural science... or... simply gone on without a degree! Period. *Sigh*. Pardon the rant please!

[Coool]

^^ totally agreed...
He spoiled someone's career..

[IronManForever]

Originally Posted by alexanderthegreat

Not that I am envious or jealous but HOW IN THE BLAZING HELL COULD HE DO THAT!!!!! He just... well... occupied a seat in the IITs. That seat could've gone to someone who actually wanted to become an engineer. Its due to confused and unsure people like these that many others don't get the chance! He shouldn't have gone for IIT in the first place. He could have got some degree in agricultural science... or... simply gone on without a degree! Period. *Sigh*. Pardon the rant please!

These kind of people are the ones who innovate!
And for all your complains, its all his wish; he wanted to go IIT, hedid. He wanted to go farming thereafter, he did.

[IITian]

Originally Posted by alexanderthegreat

Not that I am envious or jealous but HOW IN THE BLAZING HELL COULD HE DO THAT!!!!! He just... well... occupied a seat in the IITs. That seat could've gone to someone who actually wanted to become an engineer. Its due to confused and unsure people like these that many others don't get the chance! He shouldn't have gone for IIT in the first place. He could have got some degree in agricultural science... or... simply gone on without a degree! Period. *Sigh*. Pardon the rant please!

stop whinning
he got selected in iit bcause he was capable of making it through.
Many people in iits persue their hobbies and finally chooses not to follow the conventional paths.The atmosphere at these colleges gives people a chance to think unconventionally.
take a look around and u'll see that leaders in almost all fields are from iits.

[SenthilAnandh]

Originally Posted by IronManForever

These kind of people are the ones who innovate!
And for all your complains, its all his wish; he wanted to go IIT, hedid. He wanted to go farming thereafter, he did.

I belive these kind of people can really innovate. He could surely bring some nice technology into agriculture. If a person knows totally different subject, there is a chance of bright innovation. As he has an IIT mind, he could do some good.

PS: Almost great innovators in the world will have knowledge in two different subjects..

[IronManForever]

Originally Posted by IITian

The atmosphere at these colleges gives people a chance to think unconventionally.

I doubt that though!