In a small village in Maharashtra, Swaraj Randhvan Patil grew up watching his parents toil in the fields. They were farmers, working from sunrise to sunset, often without enough to spare. Dreams like travelling abroad felt far away, almost out of reach.

As a child, Swaraj spent his mornings herding buffaloes before heading to school. He loved learning, even when the odds were against him. But life threw him a cruel setback — a false accusation of cheating led to suspension. Overnight, his confidence crumbled. He could barely speak English, and his teachers believed he would never make........

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