Once scavenging for food in garbage dumps, Pinki Haryan is now on the verge of becoming a doctor. A native of Mcleodganj, Himachal Pradesh, Pinki completed her MBBS degree in China and is now preparing to serve her community.
In 2004, Lobsang Jamyang, a Tibetan refugee monk and the director of a Dharamshala-based charitable trust, spotted Pinki begging.
A few days later, he visited the slum cluster at Charan Khud and recognised her. Seeing her potential, he embarked on a mission to convince her parents to let her pursue education. After much persuasion, they agreed.
With the support of the trust, Pinki secured admission to Dayanand Public School and became part of the inaugural batch of students at a hostel for destitute children established by the trust.
"Poverty was the biggest struggle since childhood," Pinki told PTI. "It was painful to see my family in distress. As I got into school, I had an ambition to become successful in life."
Her dedication paid off as she excelled academically, passing both the senior secondary examination and NEET.
"As a child, I lived in a slum, so my background was my biggest motivation," she added. "I wished for a good and financially stable life." But the exorbitant fees of private medical colleges posed a major obstacle.
With the support of the Tong-Len Charitable Trust in the UK, Pinki secured admission to a prestigious medical college in China.
After years of hard work and determination, Pinki is now a qualified doctor. She is currently preparing for the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) to obtain a licence to practice medicine in India.
Although she didn’t fully understand the role of a doctor as a child, her desire to help her community never wavered. She credits Lobsang Jamyang for her remarkable transformation: "He believed in me when no one else did. He was my biggest support system."
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Once scavenging for food in garbage dumps, Pinki Haryan is now on the verge of becoming a doctor. A native of Mcleodganj, Himachal Pradesh, Pinki completed her MBBS degree in China and is now preparing to serve her community.
In 2004, Lobsang Jamyang, a Tibetan refugee monk and the director of a Dharamshala-based charitable trust, spotted Pinki begging.
A few days later, he visited the slum cluster at Charan Khud and recognised her. Seeing her potential, he embarked on a mission to convince her parents to let her pursue education. After much persuasion, they agreed.
With the support of the trust, Pinki secured admission to Dayanand Public School and became part of the inaugural batch of students at a hostel for destitute children established by the trust.
"Poverty was the biggest struggle since childhood," Pinki told PTI. "It was painful to see my family in distress. As I got into school, I had an ambition to become successful in life."
Her dedication paid off as she excelled academically, passing both the senior secondary examination and NEET.
"As a child, I lived in a slum, so my background was my biggest motivation," she added. "I wished for a good and financially stable life." But the exorbitant fees of private medical colleges posed a major obstacle.
With the support of the Tong-Len Charitable Trust in the UK, Pinki secured admission to a prestigious medical college in China.
After years of hard work and determination, Pinki is now a qualified doctor. She is currently preparing for the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) to obtain a licence to practice medicine in India.
Although she didn’t fully understand the role of a doctor as a child, her desire to help her community never wavered. She credits Lobsang Jamyang for her remarkable transformation: "He believed in me when no one else did. He was my biggest support system."
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