Prajyolita Maharana

JNV Jajpur Odisha
I'd like to become a Dakshana scholar and hopefully attend IIT

Q1. Introduce your Family to us ?
I've a small family of 4 members. My father is an electical contractor and my mother is a housewife. I've one brother who is younger than me.

Q2. Why should you be awarded the Dakshana Scholarship?
I want to fulfill my dream as well as my parent's and Dakshana is the best platform which can take me closer towards my dream. As I belong from a very poor family background it is the best place where i can work hard to prove myself.

Q3. What is your ambition in life?
To be an successful IIT engineer and be a pride of my society. Be an ambitious, courageous, strong and independent lady in future. To provide a better lifestyle to my family.

Q4. How would you like to contribute to the society and the world when you become a successful?
I want to help some orphan children who needs help for their studies, health and with other things. And to help some needy people of slum areas who can't even get a proper meal per day. I'll do as much as I can do to help people, society, nation as well a world.

Q5. Describe an incident in your life that has motivated/inspired you to do better
When I was in 7th grade my father was hospitalized for 2-3months.As he was the only source of finance of my family, my financial condition was very weak at that time. But my mother alone managed all the hospital works as well as my family. Back then she managed the situation very strongly. She didn't broke down but it was too hard situation for her. And also my father even after taking 2-3years of bed rest he again started his work with so much courage and consistency. I just want to like them, A lady who has courage, patience and to be strong in every situation of my life. My parent's struggle and hard work inspires me a lot to do better in my life and to never fall off whatever the condition is.

Q6. Tell us about your interests and hobbies?
Dancing, listening to songs, reading books (mythological, on social topics), travelling various places and knowing their culture and to explore the nature.

Coaching Location: Dakshana Valley
Batch: JEE 2022
Graduation College: NIT Rourkela
Stream: Biomedical Engineering