India Man Fails High School Exams 39 times

ananda2193 · Jun 16th, 2007, 04:51

http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles...15044209990001

Talk about persistance.

aggienm · Jun 16th, 2007, 10:09

Amyth · Jun 16th, 2007, 11:10

Ugh! And I thought the adverstisement to sell chocolates (cadburys) on any ocassion - PAPPU PAA HO GAYA (and finally pappu cleared his exams) was an ORIGINAL idea

Uncle derserves a FREE CADBURYS if he clear it this time

ranjan154 · Jun 16th, 2007, 12:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by ananda2193

http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles...15044209990001

Talk about persistance.

What a commitment !!!!!

Nick-H · Jun 16th, 2007, 12:35

It's a sad story... I'm glad my educational failures didn't leave me so badly off in life.

But maybe it is better to know when one is beaten and do something else?

ananda2193 · Jun 16th, 2007, 12:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick-H

It's a sad story.....
But maybe it is better to know when one is beaten and do something else?

What else do you suggest a 73 y.o. do in India with no education or posssibilities?

Sama · Jun 16th, 2007, 12:54

Poor man...good for him to keep on trying....it is something he is striving for and there is nothing wrong with that even at his age....

I love that he says he is a "happy and contented person" and that's more than many people with advanced degrees can say!

Nick-H · Jun 16th, 2007, 13:31

He's 73?

And still trying to improve his marriage and employment prospects?

Hmmmm.....

Well, everybody has to spend their time somehow. Good luck to him

But millions of Indians get by, and married, with no education.

ba9rn · Jun 16th, 2007, 13:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick-H

But millions of Indians get by, and married, with no education.

Sadly not this guy, and at 73 he's leaving it a little late.

Quote:

"I could not get married as the girls told my family members that I was not properly educated. It's my fate that deprived me of education and a married life," he said.

You'd think he could have found someone who'd have him.

Lugubert · Jun 17th, 2007, 03:26

I am reminded of the scribe in Kipling's Kim, who signed "Written by Sobrao Satai, Failed Entrance Allahabad University". Proud to show that he tried?

Sama · Jun 17th, 2007, 05:25

age is just a number. not too long ago there was a woman in the news here who graduated from college -- she was in her 90s.

Jun 16th, 2007, 04:51	#1
ananda2193 Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: you essay Posts: 1,904	India Man Fails High School Exams 39 times http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles...15044209990001 Talk about persistance.

Jun 16th, 2007, 12:54	#7
Sama a pain in the asana Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: the India inside my heart Posts: 6,429	Poor man...good for him to keep on trying....it is something he is striving for and there is nothing wrong with that even at his age.... I love that he says he is a "happy and contented person" and that's more than many people with advanced degrees can say! __________________ *MY INDIA, 2005-2008* "Once you have felt the Indian dust, you will never be free of it." (Rumer Godden, 1975)

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Amyth Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Paradise Posts: 383	Ugh! And I thought the adverstisement to sell chocolates (cadburys) on any ocassion - PAPPU PAA HO GAYA (and finally pappu cleared his exams) was an ORIGINAL idea Uncle derserves a FREE CADBURYS if he clear it this time

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Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,209	It's a sad story... I'm glad my educational failures didn't leave me so badly off in life. But maybe it is better to know when one is beaten and do something else?

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Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,209	He's 73? And still trying to improve his marriage and employment prospects? Hmmmm..... Well, everybody has to spend their time somehow. Good luck to him But millions of Indians get by, and married, with no education.

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Lugubert Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 410	I am reminded of the scribe in Kipling's Kim, who signed "Written by Sobrao Satai, Failed Entrance Allahabad University". Proud to show that he tried?

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Sama a pain in the asana Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: the India inside my heart Posts: 6,429	age is just a number. not too long ago there was a woman in the news here who graduated from college -- she was in her 90s.