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Srikanth bolla seeing no obstacles
Srikanth Bolla is CEO and founder of Bollant Industries. He is the first international blind student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Contents
- Srikanth bolla seeing no obstacles
- Inspirational success story of blind ceo srikanth bolla entrepreneur hindi
- Early life and education
- Career
- References
Inspirational success story of blind ceo srikanth bolla entrepreneur hindi
Early life and education
Bolla was born in Seetharamapuram of Machilipatnam, a city in Andhra Pradesh. His family was mainly dependent on farming After his matriculation, he pursued science in his 10+2, but was not permitted to do so. Bolla filed a case, and after a six month wait, he was allowed to pursue science at his own risk. Bolla topped his class with a 98% on his XII board exams. Bolla was denied admission to coaching institutes for Indian Institute of Technology, where he wanted to study engineering, because he is blind. He attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was the first international blind student.
Career
Bolla started a Braille printing press in the Samanvai Center for children with multiple disabilities in Hyderabad, India, which provides accessible educational material available to disabled students. In 2012, Bolla started Bollant Industries, which manufactures Areca based products and provides employment to several hundred people with disabilities, with funding from Ratan Tata.
